Fated Remeetings!

by MeganePurinko

TomoDACHI, the ojamajos are reunited! But are they the only ones who will make an appearence? Say hello to some familar faces, along with some new ones, and some more revealed bonds! Rated just in case... R&R!

2. P2: My Dear Prince! Saiki's Debut!

A spotlight shines on five boys, and it's already obivious who they are.

"Fujio no F!"

"Leon no L!"

"Akatsuki no A!"

"Tooru no T!"

"Saiki no S!"

They all clapped their hands together in a high-five.

"The superstars of the Mahoutsukai, the FLATS 5..."

They all held out their hands and winked.

"..Are here!!"

Silence for a few moments.

"Well, it's a start..." the boy known as Saiki stated, flipping a bit of his hair. "Ne... Onii-chan...?"

"Well time to get to business," Leon stated, hands on hips. Fujio nodded. "Indeed..."

"We gotta see her... remember Saiki-kun?" Tooru asked, exectantly.

Saiki perked up.

"Of course... her..."

"The girl who acts a little silly..." Fujio recalled.

"The girl who often doesn't let anything stand in her way..." Leon continued.

"The girl who's sincere and kind-hearted..." Akatsuki stated with a smile.

"The girl who has a talent for singing..." Tooru continued as well, grinning.

Saiki had to smile as well. 'The girl who's smile makes everything worth it.' he added, mentally. 'That silly, lovable, clueless, ditzy, cute girl I had befriended...'

"Yuki-chan..."

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Zip-da-dee-do-da... Finally, the bishies known as the FLAT4... Now the FLATS 5! (Hey it's plural, so it sorta fits!) YAY!! Another thing, things might get a little weird... And we have a song!

Disclaimer: The usual. Own nothing but this story and my OCs. And Saiki-kun. HE'S MINE I TELL YA MINE!!

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Ojamajo Doremi Tomo-DACHI Part I

Fated Remeetings! Part II

My Dear Prince! Saiki-kun's Debut... And Hello FLATS 5!

"I'm sorry... But this is goodbye... Yuki-chan."

Yuki's brown eyes glimmered in shock and sadness. "D-Demo..." she started, unable to think of anything else to say.

The boy let out a sigh and ruffled Yuki's dark black hair affectionately.

"Gomen ne."

The black witch apprentice's eyes widened as other figures came into the picture, all of them her friends.

"Ready to go?" one of them asked, approaching the boy. He nodded, not even casting a glance at Yuki. "Hai."

"M-Matte! W-Wait! You don't have to go!" Yuki called out desperately. "You can all stay over here with me! Y-You don't have to leave! Please! Don't go and leave me here all alone-"

Before Yuki could take another step forward, she released her feet were glued to the floor.

She couldn't move.

The boy began walking forward to his friends, the young girl's cries falling on deaf ears. The other figures nodded and they started on their way.

"WAIT!! DON'T GO YOU GUYS!!" Yuki yelled, desperately. "Come on! Don't leave!"

No response.

"YOU GUUUUUUUUUYYYSS!!"

Yuki's eyes fluttered open.

"Another... dream..."

"Yuki?"

Yuki got up and noticed a black cat jump on her bed and walk up to her. "Ah... Meme..." Yuki seemed relieved at the sight of her kawaii neko.

Meme tilted her head to the side and spoke again, "Yuki, you've been talking in your sleep again." Yuki laughed softly, her heart still beating feebly from the dream. "Meme, you worry too much."

"True but..."

Meme glowed and changed into an adult fairy that looked noticebly younger than Lala. She also bore a striking resemblence to Yuki, long black hair held in that same lime green ponytail holder at the bottom.

"Yuki, you're worrying me, are you think that boy again?"

Yuki felt her face redden and her heartbeat quicken at the mere mention of the person she was known to crush higly on. "N-No... H-H-He is..."

The fairy flew closer to her owner's face. "It shouldn't matter, cause you'll never see him again..." she said soothingly. Yuki perked up, surprised. Meme threw her arms out. "Cause you still got Meme! Who needs a boy anyway?"

Yuki had to laugh at that point. "Meme... Thank you... You'll never leave me right?" Meme flew up and settled on the top of her master's head. "Of course!" She traced her tiny fingers all along Yuki's sunny blonde hair. "I would never leave my owner..."

She grinned happily. It was always nice to know there was someone that would always be by your side, even if that someone was your fairy, desguised as a cat to fit in with the Human World. She then plucked up Meme and squeezed her in a tight hug.

Meme happily returned the hug. "Next time Yuki, instead of just bottling up your feelings..."

Yuki's eyes jerked open.

"Next time Yuki-chan, instead of just bottling up your feelings, let them out. Because, one of these days you're gonna explode."

Yuki released Meme and fell back in bed, her cheeks an obivious shade of pink. Meme hovered over the black witch's face, confused. "Yuki, something wrong?"

Yuki covered herself with a pillow. "No..." Meme puffed her cheeks. "Mou Yuki... Do you have to be so difficult? Come on, school's gonna start, and at this rate, you're gonna be late..." she tugged on the pillow. "Yuki..."

"I've decided to play hookey today,"

Meme gasped. "Yuki, what are you saying?! School is important if you want to grow up well and get into a good colledge! You have to study if you ever wanna become a sucessful witch! I may be full grown, but no way am I letting my owner not go to school because of a stupid dream! PLUS, what kinda friend would you be to this Doremi-chan you keep talking about if you don't show up?!"

Yuki's eyes opened and her mouth formed an o.

Doremi-chan...

"Didn't I tell you earlier Yuki-chan? Of course I'll help you."

Her eyelids lowered, casting a dazed look.

"Y-Yuki!" Meme cried desperately, still pulling on the pillow with all her strength to no avail. "Please work with me here!"

Yuki tossed up the pillow, along with Meme, and hopped out of bed, rushing to her closet and changing into her school uniform, leaving her discarded pajamas on the floor. Meme got up and floated over to Yuki who was furiously raking a brush through her tangled hair, yelping whenever she hit a knot.

"Yuki..."

Yuki stared at her, tears in her eyes from the pain. "Y-Yes?" "Uhhh..." Yuki looked confused and noticed a bright red ribbon in the fairy's hands.

"Oh. Thank you, Meme."

"Anytime."

And with that, Meme turned back into a cat and Yuki tied the ribbon into a bow on her head. Slipping on her shoes, she scambled out of her room and hopped down the stairs, but not before hearing Meme shout,

"Have fun!"

Bah. Yuki thought bitterly. How is it even possible to have fun at school?

She then formed a smile. Still... Meme's great to be around. It always cheers me up knowing I'll wake up to a smiling face, instead of my annoying parents. And I got great friends...

But...

"I can't help but miss him..." she mused. "Especially since how I feel..."

--

"YUKI-CHAN!!"

Yuki snapped up, looking at Doremi's angry face. "You've been spacing out all day! Is something up?" "Mm, nan demo nai." Yuki replied, still a bit dazed.

Doremi raised an eyebrow, but it wasn't her voice that spoke up.

"I'm not so sure about that..."

"Eh? Whatta ya mean Kurumi-chan?" Yuki asked, confused. "You're in another world is what it looks like," Kurumi explained, simply. "You obiviously have your mind on something else, as an actress, I know these types of things, it's said in your eyes." Kurumi pointed at Yuki's bright chocolate brown eyes. "They just don't have that same sparkle..."

Yuki did an excellent impression of a fish outta the water.

"Kurumi-chan..."

"Mou Yuki-chan, come on!" Doremi exclaimed, annoyed. "Tell me what's on your mind? We're friends aren't we? Are friends supposed to confide in each other? You know, trust?" Yuki perked up.

"No problem Yuki-chan, we're friends now are we?"

She smiled. "Mm. Arigatou, Doremi-chan." "Ara?" Now it was Doremi's turn to be confused.

Yuki grinned. "I'll explain later alright? It's too public." Kurumi looked around. "If you think this is too public, you'll be devestated when you see the paparazzi. They are the type of people who are known to stalk you whenever you'll alone..." She then smiled pleasently. "But it's the attention that makes my heart bubble with excitement!"

Yuki and Doremi looked at each other and began laughing. "Onpu-chan's like that too..." Kurumi winked. "What's wrong with being pleased? I'm the type of girl who likes seeing boys swoon and fight over me. Except on some cases, I don't like boys that follow me wherever I go, I got the paparazzi, like I said earlier."

"Speaking of stalking..." Yuki glanced at Kotake. "Don't you yourself have a stalker Doremi-chan?" Kotake perked up and turned around, blushing.

"Whatta ya tryin' to say Shinoya?!"

Yuki giggled cutely. "Oh nothing Tetsuya-san..." she said playfully. "Why do you call Kotake by his first name and san?" Doremi suddenly asked, a little confused. "I heard that sparks up friendliness! Besides calling him 'Tetsuya-kun' is waaaaaaayyy too affectionate. I only call the boys I REALLY like kun! Like..."

She blushed.

Him...

"Hm?" Doremi leaned closer to her friend. "Oh nothing!" Yuki said nervously, flailing her arms about. "I'm just saying 'Tetsuya-san' has a much nicer ring to it than 'Tetsuya-kun' and I LIKE calling him 'Tetsuya-san'!" At hearing this, Kotake blushed slightly. "That Shinoya..."

Kurumi giggled. "Well, this is Yuki-chan after all. Too kawaii. I can see why Onpu-chan's taking a liking to you." Yuki's eyes glistened. "Oneesama likes me?!" she squealed. "Kyaaaa! The idea of Oneesama and I being best buds! So nice!"

Doremi laughed a little. I thought me and Yuki-chan were best buds...

"Hey Doremi-chan, what kinda guy do you like?" Yuki suddenly asked. Doremi froze and blushed. "What kind? Well..."

A certain Mahoutsukai prince flashed in her mind.

"A boy who's kind... One who DOESN'T call me 'Dojimi' all the time,"

Kotake did an anime fall at Doremi's statement.

"But he..." Doremi paused, trying to reel up more of her ideal boyfriend's character. "But he has to be polite to everyone! He has to also be calm and easygoing... I'd like it if he was charming... And shared some of my intrests..." Doremi blushed, now on the verge of swooning.

"Level-headed, wise, kind-hearted, gentle, and... easy to fall in love with..."

"What about kawaiiness?" Yuki asked. "Doremi-chan, don't looks count?" "O-Of course!" Doremi stammered. "It would be nice if he was good-looking, I mean..."

She drooled slightly. "Eye-candy... That would be really... nice..."

Yuki nodded, understanding every bit the red-haired girl was saying.

"B-But!" she quickly added. "It's personality that counts! Cool and cute! That's definately my type!" "Oh..." Yuki thought for a few moments.

"...Sounds boring."

Doremi's sensible reaction: Utter shock.

"Y-Yuki-chan..."

"Now MY type..." Yuki started, grinning. Kurumi cocked her head to the side. "I also would like someone cool and I most definately like bishies."

Kurumi almost had to laugh. Bishie. American slang of a japanese word.

Yuki let out a pleasure-filled sigh. "But I want more than just that..."

"Eh? Whatta you mean by that Yuki-chan?" Doremi asked, confused. The black witch apprentice's eyes gleamed.

"I want a guy who perks my intrests! Someone interesting!"

Yuki tightened up her fists.

"Polite and sweet, but secreting hiding feelings of angst and hatred towards the world! Someone who's like a book waiting to be read! A kitten waiting to be picked up! Someone who's a little mysterious, super fun to get to know! And easy to talk to! Not much of a talker, but a listener."

Kurumi and Doremi stared at each other, then back at their hyperactive friend.

"What do you mean, Yuki-chan?" Kurumi asked in english. Yuki hmphed and folded her arms. "Wasn't I being specific enough for you?" Kurumi blinked twice.

"Er... My ideal type of guy would be..." she started, changing the subject. "Well...Of course I want someone cute! But I want him to be funny too, easy to lift my spirits. And I want... Someone who will actually use up his time to impress me! The way to a girl's heart is to notice her in the very least! But someone kind... That type of person will easily make their way into my heart if they're sincere enough..."

Yuki giggled. "Well it looks like we all got the basic idea of our ideal boyfriends... Someone kind and cute!" Kurumi and Doremi nodded. "Is there anybody like that though?" Kurumi suddenly wondered. "Most boys in our class are a little..."

"There are guys like that!" Doremi and Yuki shouted, blushing. "Eh? Hontou?"

Doremi and Yuki looked at each other. "W-Well..."

Kurumi came into realization and giggled, getting a catty face. "Have you two actually met guys like that?"

"Sorta..." Doremi stammered.

"Kinda..." Yuki continued.

"Sorta? Kinda?" Kurumi grinned, an obivious blush on her cheeks. "You two are..."

"It's not like that Kurumi-chan!"

"Mou, give us a break!"

"IN LOVE!!" the gray witch apprentice exclaimed, throwing her hands in the air.

Unfortunately for the two ojamajos, that caught the attention of the entire class.

"Eh? Shinoya likes someone?" Kotake actually looked a little nervous. "Who would it be?"

"None of your business Kotake!" Yuki snapped, blushing. Kotake scoffed and glanced at Doremi.

"Dojimi, don't tell me..."

Doremi blushed as well. "Kotake, damatte."

Kurumi let out a squeal of excitment. "Come on you two! Who are the lucky ones? They ARE cool and cute right? Aww, I haven't seen any real romance before, only the movies I get to act in! Doremi-chan, Yuki-chan, you WILL tell me about them ne? Ne ne ne ne ne?!"

"Kurumi-chan!!" they both whined.

"Oh Shinoya, I bet the guy you like doesn't even return your feelings..." Tamaki started.

That got her attention.

"You are so plain after all..."

To be honest Tamaki, I looked like Kurumi-chan when I met him, and she's a model right? Yuki mentally growled, anger rising in her face.

"But now that I think about it, the guy you like... I wonder if he's even worth my time..."

Excuse me?

"You wanna run that by me again?"

"I just wondering if this guy's cool, and not just as plain as you are Shinoya..." Tamaki laughed. "He may not even be-"

Yuki slammed her hand on Tamaki's desk.

"Don't you DARE talk about him like that!" she hissed. "My prince is a wonderful person and if you say ANYTHING about him, you'll have to respond to me! He's probably the sweetest guy out there!!"

Tamaki looked obiviously frightened by the normally hyperactive ojamajo's outburst and nodded. Yuki got up and walked back to her desk, sitting down, the whole event obiviously weighing a lot on her mind, or was it the boy she liked? The world may never know.

Doremi seemed a little startled what Yuki had referred to her crush as.

Prince? She couldn't possibly...

"Doremi-chan, something wrong?" Yuki asked, a little confused. Doremi perked up. "Oh, nan demo nai!" Yuki puffed her cheeks. "Hm?"

"Shinoya, you've been preety cold lately!" Sugiyama exclaimed. "Looks like you're living up to your name, super snowy cold!"

"DAMATTE SUGIYAMA-KUN!!"

Kurumi giggled. "But Yuki-chan... Tell me about the guy! Tell me!" Yuki growled, giving Kurumi the message to shut up.

"So Shinoya-san, you really like someone..." Rinno Masato noted. "Is he nice?" Nagato Kayoko asked. "Yuki-chan, is he?"

"Rinno-kun... Kayo-chan..." Yuki started. She sank in her chair. "Will this day ever end?" Doremi let out a sigh as well.

I'm definately the unluckiest pretty girl...

--

"I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU KURUMI-CHAN!!"

Kurumi backed up. "I didn't know it was a touchy subject for you two!" she exclaimed, rather surprised. "I actually almost thought the both of you were dating..."

"Kurumi-chan, did you HAVE to shout it out to the world?!" Doremi whined. "Especially in front of Kotake? Now that baka's going to be bugging me even MORE!!" Yuki groaned. "And now they all know about my prince... The teasing will last for weeks!!"

"We are definately..." they started. "THE UNLUCKIEST PRETTY WITCH APPRENTICE GIRLS IN THE WORLD!!"

Kurumi bowed. "Gomen-naisai."

"YUKI-CHAN!! DOREMI-CHAN!!"

"Ah! Minna!" Doremi called. Yuki's anger flew out the window and got heart-eyes. "Oneesama!"

The rest of the Ojamajos ran up to the three witch apprentices, and Hana glomped them.

"Hana-chan missed you!"

"So Doremi-chan... How was class?" Hazuki asked.

"Terrible, I wish it ended sooner,"

"Oh is that so?" Akemi asked shyly. She smiled, blushing slightly. "Don't worry Doremi-chan, I'm sure it'll turn out well one of these days." "Haha, arigatou Akemi-chan..." Doremi replied, laughing nervously. Moriko then slapped Doremi's shoulder. "Yeah, no worries, no worries!"

Doremi rubbed her shoulder. "Moriko-chan... You slap hard..." Yuki just laughed and placed an arm around the pink witch apprentice's shoulders. "Doremi-chan, you'll get over it... It's not like that the's worst thing that happened to you today!" "Good point."

"So what happened anyway?" Momoko asked, curious. "Yeah Doremi, what happened?" Hana piped up, just as curious as the blonde american.

"N-Nothing!"

"Hey! Do you guys know anything about these two's lovelifes?" Kurumi asked, pointing at them. "KURUMI-CHAN!!" they yelled, flustered.

"Lovelifes?" Onpu wondered. "Yuki-chan, you like someone?" "Aw Doremi-chan!" Aiko exclaimed, shaking her head with an exasperated sigh. "Who did ya fall for now?"

Yuki blushed and Doremi looked offended. "For your information Ai-chan, it's someone I've already met!" Doremi booed. "I've gotten over falling for just random cute guys!" Aiko blinked twice. "You mean... You still haven't gotten over him?"

"Him?" Yuki looked confused. "Do you mean Doremi-chan's unseen boyfriend?" "STOP CALLING HIM THAT!!" Doremi snapped. "You should know by now that-"

Doremi paused. "That... That he's not my boyfriend." Moriko peered at Doremi's face. "Boyfriend huh? No offense Doremi-chan, but you aren't even HALF as cute as Akemi-chan.."

Akemi blushed.

"I mean after all... One day and already Akemi-chan has her bag stuffed with love letters!" Moriko exclaimed, shrugging. "Love letters?!" Doremi gasped. "Akemi-chan, is this-"

"Sadly yes." Akemi replied, her sapphire eyes glittering. She opened her school bag and much to Doremi's surprise, Moriko was right. There was even barely enough room for the shy girl's books.

Doremi stared in awe. "Even Onpu-chan hasn't gotten this many before..."

Onpu giggled. "I don't mind. As much as I love attention, our teacher Ikeda-sensei won't allow it."

"Oh... Setsuko-sensei won't allow it either..." Akemi started, blushing. "I just get them after school, usually in my locker..." She let out a sigh. "I'm not really fond of it though,"

"Eh? Why Akemi-chan?" Hazuki asked. "Yeah, don't you like the attention?" Onpu asked, completly confused. Akemi looked down, sadly.

"It's just... I don't even know so many of these boys... And I don't... I don't want to hurt their feelings! But I can't help but turn them down because..." Akemi gulped, her eyes turning glassy and her face red to the point where she looked like she had a fever. "Because... I... I think there's someone else in this world that'll steal my heart away... But oh... forget it. This is the real world after all. No prince charming or anything..."

Doremi and Yuki gulped, blushing themselves.

Akemi hit her head, forming a silly expression. "But for there to be someone out there I really would like... That's probably why I'm so afriad..."

"Gee... I never thought of it that way before..." Doremi started, scratching the back of her head. "Wow Akemi-chan..." Akemi giggled lightly. "Doremi-chan..."

"Hey you know somethin' Doremi-chan? I don't think I've ever seen ya in that hairstyle before..." Aiko started. "What made made ya wanna change yer old one?" Doremi laughed a little. "I guess this way Kotake wouldn't be able to call me 'dumpling hair'..."

"Huh... Is that so?"

"So-so! Oneesama!" Yuki exclaimed with starry eyes. "I'm going to have a sleepover with Doremi-chan today so we'll get to know each other! Wanna come?" "Gomen, demo I have a concert today so..."

Onpu shrugged. "Can't go."

"Oh... Okay... Um... Hazuki-chan! Akemi-chan! How about-"

"We both got ballet classes, sorry."

"Ai-chan?"

"I gotta help Otou-chan with the house... Okaa-chan's working..."

"...Momo-chan?"

"Sorry, but I have to unpack all my stuff and settle in..."

"HANA-CHAN!! YOU'RE GOING TO COME RIGHT?!" Yuki asked, desperate. Hana laughed.

"Hana-chan can't! Hana-chan has to help Majorika! Gomen, Yuki-mama..."

Yuki turned to Kurumi and began clinging onto her shoulders.

"Kurumi-chan, you'll come then won't you? PLEASE?"

"Sorry Yuki-chan, but I got a photo shoot to be getting to."

Yuki turned to stone, shattering to pieces, which were blown away by the wind, and began sulking.

"Just my luck..."

"Yuki-chan..." Doremi started.

"Anyway, we gotta get going!" Onpu exclaimed.

"BYE-BYE!!"

And with that, the rest of the ojamajos took there seperate pathes, leaving Doremi and Yuki.

"Yuki-chan... I gotta stop by at my house to pick up my things okay? You should head home."

"Hai..."

Doremi spun around and began walking to her house, and Yuki let out a sigh.

"Oh well..."

--

Yuki brushed her ever tangly blond hair while her fairy, Meme just floated around her. "So Doremi-chan's comming over today huh?" Meme mused. "I wonder what she's like... She IS nice right Yuki? ...Yuki?"

"Hm?"

"I SAID, Doremi-chan's NICE right?" Meme repeated, a bit aggrivated. Yuki nodded and Meme let out a sigh of a relief, reverting back to her cat form. Yuki laughed a little and got up, changing from her uniform to her everyday clothes.

"Alright, I'm ready!"

"And tomorrow you get to help in the Maho-Dou!" Meme reminded her excitedly. Yuki fell down backwards.

"Don't remind me..."

"YUKI-CHAN!!"

"Hm?" Yuki got up and opened her window and looked outside. "Doremi-chan!"

Doremi waved, carrying a bright red suitcase, her hair in their orriginal buns. Yuki waved back. "Good to see you made it!"

Doremi smiled brightly and headed to the door of the Shinoya household. Yuki's expression changed from happiness to shock.

"Uh Doremi-chan?"

Doremi reached for the bell...

"DOREMI-CHAN!!"

Only a few more inches...

"DOREMI-CHAN DON'T RING THAT-"

Ding-dong!

Yuki quickly slammed the window down and raced downstairs.

The door opened, revealing a woman who was in her early 30s.

"Can I... help you?"

Doremi's eyes scanned the woman, trying not to be obivious.

Like Yuki's orriginal form, her hair was a dark black in a pixie-cut type style. Her eyes were a darker brown that lacked the same childsh sparkle that was in Yuki's, however, all-in-all...

She was quite attractive.

"Er... Are you Yuki-chan no okaa-san?" Doremi asked, suddenly nervous. The lady nodded. "Hai, I'm Yuki-san's mother, Shinoya Ayaka. Are you a friend of Yuki-san's?"

Doremi nodded. "H-Hai! Yuki-chan didn't tell you...?"

"Ayaka?"

Doremi looked past Ayaka at a man who seemed rather stonic-like. Like Ayaka, his hair was a dark black and his eyes were a dark brown, only this guy seemed almost too serious for emotions.

He glanced at Doremi. "Who's this?"

"This is Yuki-san's friend... Ah... I don't believe you have introduced yourself..."

Doremi blushed. "M-My name is Harukaze Doremi! It's nice to meet you!"

"Doremi-chan..." Ayaka finished. She turned to her husband. "That's her name, Daichi."

Daichi made a "huh" sound.

"DOREMI-CHAN!!"

Yuki slid in, looking exasperated. "Ah... I see you met Okaa-sama and Otou-sama..." Doremi laughed a little. "M-Mm..."

"Yuki-san, why didn't you tell us you were having a friend stay over?" Ayaka asked, accusingly. "Ahaha, I was just getting around to it..." Yuki asked, forcing a smile. "You two... Don't... mind right?"

"Next time you plan on bringing a friend over, tell us first." Daichi said.

"Hai..."

"Alright, have fun you two..."

Yuki winced and grabbed Doremi's hand, leading her upstairs.

"Your parents... Seem a little cold..." Doremi noted, a little surprised. "They don't act like you one bit."

"Of course they don't." Yuki said flatly. "They're my foster parents."

"Foster?"

"I'd rather not talk about it."

Doremi puffed her cheeks slightly as Yuki opened the door to her room and sat on her bed, letting out a sigh. "Don't worry, they're not really all that bad once you get to know them..."

Doremi made a huh sound and began unpacking. "You know Yuki-chan, you DID say you were an orphen earlier.. So it's true." Yuki swung her feet. "I never knew my real parents all that well... It's kinda weird..." Doremi shrugged. "I wonder what that's like..."

Yuki laughed uneasily. "It's not all bad.. In fact, it's gotten a little better since I got Meme..." "Meme?"

As if on cue, Meme hopped on the bed and cuddled at Yuki's side. "Is that your cat?" Doremi asked. "She's so cute!"

"Thank you!" Meme purred happily. Doremi was dumbstruck. "Did... Did your cat just talk Yuki-chan?"

"Mm!" Meme ansewered, turning into a fairy. "I'm Yousei Meme! At your service, Doremi-chan!" Doremi, still a little freaked out, shook Meme's tiny hand. "You have a fairy huh...?"

"Doesn't everybody?"

Doremi laughed a little. "Yeah, I guess so... Anyway, your fairy's all grown up and can talk now?"

"Uh huh!"

The pink witch smiled. "Must be nice... Having Meme be able to talk to you all the time.." Yuki nodded. "Which reminds me..." Yuki got up and opened the door. Doremi looked at her, confused. "Yuki-chan?"

"Uh... I know this is silly Doremi-chan, but I have to take a bath, I don't wanna be dirty after all!"

"Oh..." Doremi shrugged. "I guess that's okay."

"Doremi-chan, you look a little dirty yourself..."

Doremi looked down. She was right...

"Then come on, there's enough room!"

Doremi looked at her for a few moments, but shrugged. A little bath never really hurt anyone right?

--

Yuki turned off the hot water and dipped her finger in the tub. "Perfect temperature..." She glanced at Doremi. "Okay, Doremi-chan?" Doremi nodded.

The two girls had already discarded their clothes and wrapped fluffy white towels around their chests. "Yosh!"

Yuki hung up the towel and got into the bathtub, Doremi following. Luckily, both of the witch apprentices had enough space and weren't at all crammed.

"Ah! How nice!" Yuki exclaimed, happily. Doremi nodded, smiling as well. "This feels so heavenly..."

"I'll say!"

Yuki let out a pleasure-filled sigh. "I'm on Cloud-Nine..." Doremi laughed a little, scrubbing her arm with a sponge. "Nice to see you're happy."

Yuki opened one eye. "Speaking about who's happy..." "Is something wrong, Yuki-chan?" Doremi asked, a bit confused. "Yeah! You got a lot to tell me, and this is about as private as we could possibly get!" Yuki leaned in, close to Doremi's face.

"In other words, Doremi-chan, you got some EXPLAINING to do!"

"W-Wha?"

Yuki splashed her. "Hey!"

"Tell me about your unseen boyfriend Doremi-chan!" Yuki persisted, getting ready to splash the pink witch again.

"Do I have to?"

"YES!!"

Doremi scoffed. "Now that I think about it Yuki-chan, you never EVER tell me about your 'prince'..." Yuki puffed her cheeks, frowning.

"Datte..."

"As soon as you tell me, I'll tell you."

"Okay fine."

Doremi perked up. Yuki took a deep breath. "The boy I've liked since... Oh... I don't know. It's been quite sometime!" "So it was love at first sight for you?" Doremi asked, curious. Yuki shrugged.

"I dunno. I mean, I've LIKED him ever since I first laid eyes on him. There was just this... attractive aura around him... And, there was the fact that he had a smile that made me feel all warm and bubbly!"

Yuki laughed, though almost automatically felt her heart throb, and sighed.

Oh... I miss him so...

"So... What's he like?" Doremi asked, leaning towards the black witch apprentice. "Well..." Yuki started. "He's really... Really..."

What? What?!

"Really..."

"Yuki-san!" Ayaka called, knocking on the bathroom door. "It's time to get out! You and your friend!"

Yuki looked shocked and sunk in the hot water.

"Hai..."

Doremi then groaned and sunk in the water as well.

So close...

--

"Puuuuu!"

"How come it is that Okaa-sama ALWAYS has to reuin the moment?!" Yuki complained, brushing her hair, now in her pajamas. (Which she had to search in the closet first due to the fact that Ayaka put them away when she found them on the ground after Yuki had rushed to school.)

Doremi just glanced at Yuki.

"I mean, I'm almost a teenager! Yet she acts as if I live in a world full of thugs and that I'm a baby or something!" Yuki rambled, frustated. "The violent world of Misora! The hilly town that means 'Beautiful Sky', OH GIVE ME A BREAK!!"

"You really don't get along with your parents huh?" Doremi asked. "They say Opposites Attract but in this case, it's the exact opposite itself." Yuki stated with a groan. She sighed and decided to change the subject.

"You know Doremi-chan, your hair is really pretty when it's down..."

Doremi blushed and fiddled with a bundle of her long, ruby red hair. "I don't let it down often... But since I changed my odango hairstyle for school..." Yuki laughed a little. "I envy you. How nice it must be to have such long hair..."

"You mean like Kurumi-chan?" Doremi asked, a little confused. "Mind telling me how you have blonde hair when in normal, and black when a witch apprentice?" Yuki laughed again, this time nervously.

"Funny story about that..."

Yuki twirled a bit of her sunny blonde hair. "Black is my orriginal color... My ojamajo form is my hairstyle from a really long time ago... It's only about 2 years ago that I decided to change my human hairstyle... And well... Okaa-sama and Otou-sama never really forgave me for that..." She laughed a little, though it was hollow, instead of bright and cheerful.

"Interesting... Isn't it?"

"I guess..." Doremi replied. Yuki looked out the window. "It sure is getting late..." Doremi nodded. "We might as well rest up... Majorika's probably gonna work us to death..."

Yuki shivered in disgust. "Great..." Doremi laughed. "Hopefully... It won't be that bad..." Yuki groaned and hopped in her bed, Doremi following as usual and she flicked off the light.

"Doremi-chan...?"

"Hai...?"

"Are we doing this right?"

Doremi looked confused. "Whatta ya mean Yuki-chan?" "I mean... This is my first sleepover... I don't know if..."

The pink witch apprentice giggled. "Yuki-chan, relax." Yuki blushed and they both looked up.

"So... You have a sky window too Yuki-chan?" Doremi asked. Yuki nodded. "Yeah... That's one of the reasons why my parents chose this house..."

"Huh... The stars sure are pretty huh?"

"Yeah... That's one of the reasons why I love this hilly little town, so far from the citylights of the Main Tokyo.."

Doremi glanced at Yuki. "Hm?" "Well, what I'm saying is they sure knew what the perfect name would be for this place right? Misora. Beautiful Sky. Hey! If there's a shooting star right now Doremi-chan, would we be able to say our wish three times fast enough?"

Doremi shrugged. "I don't think so..." Yuki laughed a little. "Right, shooting stars are way too fast aren't they?"

The red head just smiled and looked back up. "But... Yuki-chan... You never did tell me about your crush..." Yuki flushed. "I-I guess you're right Doremi-chan! Wow... I almost forgot..."

She then smiled, her eyes glistening like the stars themselves. "What I mean is... He's really nice, he is. In fact, he's a total all-around sweetie! Doesn't even spend a lot of time thinking about himself, yep!" She lightly chuckled. "He's a wonderful person."

"Oh yeah, you yelled that at Tamaki-san didn't you?" Doremi recalled. "Yuki-chan sure gets defensive..." Yuki slightly blushed. "Well... My dear prince deserves better!" "Why do you call him your prince anyway?" Doremi asked, a little nervous.

"You wouldn't believe me if I told you."

"O-Oh?"

"By the way Doremi-chan, you never told me about your unseen boyfriend!" Yuki exclaimed, causing Doremi to stare at her. "Will you stop calling him that? He's not unseen, and he's not my boyfriend..." "...Yet." Yuki finished, giggling. Doremi flushed and glared at the black witch. "Mou Yuki-chan..."

"Tell me about him."

The pink witch apprentice blushed. "Well... He's really nice... and really..." She got starry eyes, already swooning. "Really amazing..." Yuki grinned. "Huh... Is that so? Sounds like love to me! How long have you known him?" "A... few years..." Doremi admitted. "Oh? When did you realize you liked him Doremi-chan?" Yuki asked.

"It was love at first sight for me, he's just so cool you know?" Doremi asked, giggling. "But now that I think about it..." Yuki perked up. "I like him a lot more now than I did when I first met him..." she continued. "I guess that's because we got to be such good friends... And we've been through a lot too... Of course, I'd be the luckiest pretty girl in the entire UNIVERSE if I actually got the honor of being his girlfriend..."

Yuki laughed. "That's exactly how I feel... Even if it wasn't love at first sight or anything... Because of the fact that I got to know him... I grew to love him... He's so much more than he knows... He's my Saiki-kun is who he is..." Doremi's ears perked up. "Saiki-kun? Is that his name?" "Yep. Nice name isn't it?" Yuki asked, dazed. "Sai means 'companion' and ki means 'shining', doesn't it?" Doremi nodded. "So his name is Saiki..."

Yuki smiled. "Saiki-kun's not perfect though. That's for sure. He may seem a little rough even, but in reality, he's just a puppy." Doremi said nothing for a few moments. "You really like this Saiki guy huh?"

Thank goodness it's not... Aw well... It's not like Yuki-chan even knows who Akatsuki-kun is anyway...

"You bet I do!" Yuki exclaimed. "And the boy you like Doremi-chan, you really care about him don't you?" "O-Of course!" Doremi blurted out, blushing. Yuki nodded. "So we're the same... We like this one person with all our heart, but we're just terrified of rejection. That's every school girl's fear right? Sad, isn't it? I wouldn't be able to bear it if Saiki-kun din't accept my feelings, or worse, laugh at me for them."

Doremi nodded. "Yeah... But I don't think Saiki-kun would laugh at you... Sure you're a little weird... But he doesn't sound like the kind of guy NOT to take feelings seriously..."

"Look who's talking."

Doremi was silent for a few minutes. "Well... Oyasumi Yuki-chan."

"Oyasumi-naisai! Doremi-chan! Sweet Dreams!"

And... Yuki added mentally. I hope someday I'll see him... My dear prince... My...

--

"SAIKI!!" an angry voice yelled, echoing throughout pretty much the entire Mahoutsukai castle.

Alexandra T. Oyajide, the stupid old man that we all affectionately know as "Oyaji" paced around, grumbling.

"I swear! All I want to do is SEE Onpu-chan, and almost automatically Akatsuki tells me that I have to take him and his friends to Misora to meet up with..."

He shivered for a moment, a little freaked.

"Why did those boys have to become such good friends with that girl?" he wondered to no one in particular. "Knowing her, the second she'll see me, she'll take out a giant hammer and..."

Oyajide groaned. "I'm definately the unluckiest wizard in the whole Mahoutsukai... And, plus to the whole reunion, Saiki-kun asked me to bring him as well. Good thing the boy has as much manners as his brother..."

"I heard that."

"Oyajide-san, sorry to keep you waiting."

Oyajide glanced over, automatically spotting Akatsuki and another boy beside him, his arms folded.

"Oyajide-san, do I have to tell you? No comparing me to Akatsuki-kun." the boy stated, huffing. Akatsuki chuckled a bit. "Saiki-kun, no need to get worked over that. Anyway, all ready to go, Oyajide-san? Fujio-kun, Leon-kun, and Tooru-kun are waiting."

"Do I really have to come? I wanted to see Onpu-chan, not that girl you two were stupid enough to promise meeting up with..."

"Hey!" Saiki snapped. "Give her some credit! She's only bad to you because you make so many mistakes Oyajimi, don't think I forgot how Akatsuki-kun had vividly explained your constant failures in the past." "That was over two years ago, Saiki!"

"Saiki-kun, enough." Akatsuki stated simply. Saiki blushed and looked away, hmphing in the process. The Mahoutsukai prince laughed a little.

In case you didn't know, Saiki is Akatsuki's younger brother, (though he despises being called such) and already bore a striking resemblence to him. In fact, if it weren't for the trademark black haircolor and eyecolor, as well as the white vest he perferred wearing over his long-sleeved shirt, he could easily pass off as an exact look-alike. However, his coal black eyes always seemed in thought and were deep. Like the dark depths of space...

However, the two boys were pretty much two sides of the same coin, and ever since what happened with the former queen of the Majokai, there were actually fairly few times where Saiki would let his brother out of his sight. He's just a little protective at times.

Saiki let out a sigh. "But we need to get going," he urged. "She's not the type to like waiting..." Akatsuki nodded. "In time, in time. Oyajide-san?"

"I'm going, I'm going."

"Onii-chan..." Saiki started, tugging on his brother's sleeve. Akatsuki just smiled. "Don't worry, we'll get going as well. We gotta keep our promises." The black wizard nodded, despite Akatsuki could still see he was a little uncertain...

--

"Ah! There you two are!" Fujio called. "Akatsuki! Saiki! Took ya long enough!" Leon added, in his traditional rather strange english. "Gomen, gomen, we sorta ran into a problem along the way..." Akatsuki started.

"Oyajide-san didn't come?" Tooru asked. "Oh, he came," Saiki stated, gesturing to the stubborn old man. The others laughed.

"Well, we might as well get going."

"Hm?"

"Saiki-kun, comming?"

"Oh! Hai!"

"Oyajide, aren't you going too?" Leon asked, a bit confused. Oyajide huffed. "Why do I have to visit that girl with you? All she'll do is pummel me to the ground, and I'm not going through that again..."

"Well, don't do anything stupid." Fujio advised. "That's pretty much her only reason."

Oh how impossible that was.

"Onpu-chan might be there, too..." Tooru stated, thoughtfully. "Now that I think about it..."

"Okay, I'm comming."

"To see her?"

"Nope, to see Onpu-chan!"

"Figures."

Saiki sighed and then thought for a while. But... At least I'll see her again... Like I said I would...

He formed a smile.

Shinoya... Yuki-chan...

--

(Eyecatch: Yuki's shuffling cards in front of all the ojamajos, she takes the first card, blushes and looks very happy as well as a heart appearing, and shows it to the rest of the ojamajos, whose eyes glisten and they blush slightly. The card reveals to be a picture of the FLATS 5 striking a pose, Saiki notably holding up a peace sign.)

"Saiki-kun! Saiki-kun!"

Cheerful laughter was heard throughout the flowery gardens. Flowers then flew up as two pair of feet rushed through them.

"Saiki-kun!" the voice called again. "Where are you?"

Yuki looked around. "Saiki-kun?"

The wind blew as Yuki held down her silk dress. "Saiki-kun! I don't like this game!" she exclaimed.

"Saiki-kun?"

"Yuki-chan!"

The girl looked over and smiled, a blush appearing on her face. "Saiki-kun!" She faced him, her brown eyes sparkling like diamonds. "Saiki-kun..."

Without a second though she rushed over and threw her arms around him. "Saiki-kun!"

This surprised the wizard a bit. "Wow Yuki-chan, you must be really happy since you threw yourself in my arms huh?" He grinned. "Just give me a second and I'll hug you back.."

"Um... Actually... Saiki-kun... I..."

Whoosh.

'No... way...'

Yuki stared in utter disbelief.

Gone. Just like that.

"S-Saiki-kun?" Yuki looked around desperately, and the wind suddenly blew even harder, turning the background dark, and Yuki in her witch apprentice uniform.

"N-Nan da? What just..."

She shivered at the sudden cold feeling. "S-Saiki-kun? Where did you go...?" The black witch looked around again, her heart racing.

"Saiki-kun?"

"Yuki-chan..."

"Eh?" Yuki spun around, and she smiled, relieved. "Saiki-kun..."

However, Saiki's expression caught her off guard. He looked hesistant, saddened. "Yuki-chan... Gomen... Demo.."

"I can't... be with you anymore..."

Yuki's eyes widened in utter disbelief. "Are you... lying Saiki-kun? That-That's not funny! It's downright cruel! Saiki-kun..."

"It's the truth... Yuki-chan. You're going to have to be alone for the rest of your life."

"No..."

Without a second thought Yuki reached out and tried to take her crush's hand, but he once again vanished the second she had touched him. She stared at her hand in utter disbelief. "S-Saiki-kun... I don't..."

"I DON'T WANT TO BE ALONE!"

A gasp resounded around the room as Yuki jerked up with a fright, breathing as though she just had a seizure, her face flushed.

S-Saiki-kun...

Yuki covered her mouth with her hands, horrified, tears effortlessly streaming down her normally cheery pink cheeks. She felt her cheeks tenderly, twitching under the cold touch of her fingers.

Wet and moist. Like she had been...

Crying.

"Y-Yuki-chan...?"

Yuki flinched when she heard a yawn, as well as a warm body stir beside her. Doremi got up, rubbing her eye, glancing at the black witch apprentice.

"What's up? Up already...?"

Yuki quickly faced Doremi, smiling, looking as if she had never cried at all. "You're quite the heavy sleeper, you know that Doremi-chan?" Doremi yawned again. "So? Your bed's really comfortable Yuki-chan..."

Yuki laughed a little. She actually fell asleep sometime after Doremi did, but she couldn't help but recall how peaceful Doremi looked in her sleep, as well as how warm and velvety the red head's skin had felt in comparission to the soft fabric of her pajamas. She formed a smile.

"I'm going to wash up in the bathroom now, is that okay Doremi-chan?"

The pink witch mumbled some gibberish that sounded like an "Okay" to Yuki's ears. Yuki just smiled again and shut the door behind her to the bathroom.

At that moment, her smile vanished and her bright brown eyes turned dull as tears once again formed.

"Why is it..?" she wondered as she dropped to the ground, burying her face in her arms.

"Why is it that my heart feels like it's about to rip in half...?"

She clenched her teeth. "Darn it... In the end I'm always alone... I'm scared... You hear me, I'm scared." She smiled spitefully, tears slidding down her cheeks again.

"And someday... That's gonna happen with Saiki-kun too."

Her heart throbbed in pain.

"Darn it... Saiki-kun..."

However tragic moods can be cut oh so sort...

"Yuki-chan! YUKI-CHAN!!"

Yuki perked up. "Eh?" She quickly wiped the tears from eyes and opened the door to an utterly stressed and exasperated Doremi.

"Uh... What's up Doremi-chan?"

"Mahou-Dou... Must... Hana-chan... Majorika... Clean..." A bunch of jumbled up words flew from Doremi's lips as she swayed side-to-side, as if she hadn't had any sleep at all.

"Eeto... What?"

Doremi fainted on Yuki right on the spot.

"...Doremi-chan?"

--

"I can't believe we're late... I can't believe we're late..."

Doremi panicked as she rushed forward at the speed of light, Yuki just walking close behind, not having a single clue on what the heck was going on.

"Majorika's gonna kill us!!"

"Doremi-chan, remind me why you're in a panic now?" Yuki asked, a bit confused. "What that's supposed to mean?!" Doremi shot back.

"We're here already."

Doremi stared in shock. The blonde girl was right. "Well we might as well go inside," Yuki replied simply, to the baffled Doremi, as she walked towards the door to the Mahou-Dou.

"Majorika, we're-"

"IT'S ABOUT TIME!!"

Yuki backed up against Doremi in fear of the scary looking green-haired witch, and she wasn't talking about flower-loving Moriko...

"Yuki, you're supposed to be a promising witch apprentice, that's what Majoren said about you.." Majorika stated with a slight growl. Yuki nodded slightly. "Sorry, Doremi-chan overslept,"

"Oh Doremi, so it's your fault..."

"G-Gomen-naisai Majorika!"

"But Doremi's here!"

Before anyone could say anything, Hana had glomped Doremi.

"That's all that Hana-chan cares about! Yuki too!"

Hearing this, Yuki blushed. "Hana-chan..."

"Well we might as well get cleaning..." Hazuki stated. "The Mahou-Dou is filthy.." Onpu nodded. "It'll take us a while..."

"Leave that to us!"

"Huh?"

Everyone glanced at Moriko and Akemi. "Moriko-chan, Akemi-chan, ya sure ya can clean all this?" Aiko asked, a bit confused. Moriko nodded. "Believe me, I've clean much dirtier than this! And this is where we use Akemi-chan's skills."

Akemi blushed and shyly nodded.

"I like these two," Majorika noted. "They willingly work without complain!"

Akemi and Moriko just smiled.

"Hey Yuki-chan, Kurumi-chan, why don't you help? That way we'll be done twice as fast!"

Yuki grinned. "Okay!" Kurumi smiled a little. "I don't see why not..." Kurumi hopped down and walked up to the two childhood friends, along with her somewhat look-alike.

"Okay! Let's do a working song!" Yuki exclaimed, excitedly. "Why?" Kurumi asked, a little confused. "For fun!" Yuki closed her eyes.

"hikaru kaze wo oikoshitara"

Moriko looked at Akemi and Kurumi, and just shrugged.

"kimi ni kitto aeru ne"

Akemi took a deep breath.

""Atarashii kagayaki"

Kurumi grinned.

"Happy ready go!!"

"That's it!" Yuki exclaimed. "Happy Material! Let's sing it!" The other ojamajos looked at each other and shrugged. "Alright!!" The four new ojamajos exclaimed, getting in their places. Moriko tossed Kurumi a stop watch.

"Here! You don't have to work, Kurumi-chan! But at least count how much time this takes us!"

Kurumi stuck her tongue out and attached the stopwatch to her skirt belt. "Thanks... But no thanks!" Moriko shrugged.

"Okay!" Yuki exclaimed. "Moriko-chan, Akemi-chan, Kurumi-chan! Let's do our best and get started, okay?"

"Hai!!"

(All) Hikaru kaze wo oikoshitara
Kimi ni kitto aeru ne
Atarashii kagayaki happy ready go!!

Moriko was quickly scrubbing the windows of any dirt, Akemi was sweeping away with the broom, Kurumi was arranging something, and Yuki was dusting with a smile on her face.

(Yuki) Mezameta bakari no, (Akemi) tokimeki hajikesou
(Kurumi) Mune pocket ni tsumete, (Moriko) sora wo miageta
(Akemi) Maegami no yukue wo, (Yuki) kagami to niramekko
(All) Original egao de, kakenuketai yo

The ojamajos just stared in awe while the four cleaned, all appearing to have fun.

(Yuki) Ichibyou goto dokidoki, irodzuku kono hibi ga
(Moriko and Akemi) Miraichizu ni naru, takanaru kodou

Kurumi smiles and looked at her stopwatch. 1 minute, 5 seconds. Akemi and Moriko switched positions, both cleaning at an even faster rate.

(Yuki and Kurumi) hikaru kaze wo oikoshitara
(Moriko and Akemi) Nani ga matteiru no kana
(Kurumi) Amefuri demo heiki, (Yuki and Akemi) niji ni naru yo
(All) Colourful happy material go!!
(Yuki) Kimi ni kitto aeru ne
(All) Chisana yuuki wo, sakase you

Moriko and Akemi traded high-fives, and Yuki patted Kurumi's shoulder and she smiled. They all then went in a counter-clockwise switch.

"Okay... They seem to be enjoying their time..." Momoko stated to no one in particular.

(Kurumi) Hayari mo study mo, (Akemi) youten check ok
(Moriko) Hyouteki wo kakunin, (Yuki) speed shoubu
(Moriko and Yuki) Nodo goshi sawayakana (Akemi and Kurumi) tokubetsu no yokan ga
(Yuki and Kurumi) Kono mune afureteku, kasoku shiteku yo

(Yuki, Akemi, and Moriko) Namida kakushita egao, kimi wa kidzuiteru ne
(Akemi, Moriko and Kurumi) Koi shiyo! yume miyo! watashi rashiku

"Alright! Let's continue!" Yuki exclaimed.

Kurumi nodded and glanced at the stopwatch. 2 minutes, 20 seconds.

(Akemi and Kurumi) Negai no saki e jump shitara
(Yuki) Uketomete kureru kana?
(Moriko) Nayamu mae ni dekiru koto wo shiyou!

Kurumi and Yuki traded high-fives and switched positions. Moriko and Akemi quickly smiled at each other.

"They're workin' a lot faster than we ever did..." Aiko stated. Hazuki nodded.

The four girls pumped their fists.

(All) Colorful happy material go!!
(Akemi) Osoroi no kirameki
(All) Kimi ni todoketai happy ready go!

"Okay! One last switch!" Yuki called out, excitedly. "Hai!" they all ansewered. Akemi did a few cartwheels and grabbed her rag from Moriko.

"One more time!" Yuki exclaimed.

(All) hikaru kaze wo oikoshitara
Nani ga matteiru no kana
(Yuki) Amefuri demo heiki, niji ni naru yo
(All) Colourful happy material go!!
(Moriko) Kimi ni kitto aeru ne
(All) Chisana yuuki wo, sakase you

(All) Kimi ni todoketai happy ready go!

"And... Done!!"

Kurumi held up her stopwatch. "3 minutes, 40 seconds!"

"Sugoi! A new record in cleaning history!" Doremi exclaimed, amazed. "Yuki-chan, Akemi-chan, Moriko-chan, Kurumi-chan, if only we knew you guys sooner!" "YAY HANA-CHAN'S NEW MAMAS!!" Hana cheered. Majorika nodded impressed. "I shoulda had these girls as my apprentices."

"Akemi-chan, you were amazing!" Hazuki exclaimed, taking Akemi's hands. "Not too shabby Moriko-chan!" Aiko complimented. Moriko smiled and the two did a high-five. "Thanks, Ai-chan."

Yuki and Kurumi smiled at each other. "Arigatou for helping out, Kurumi-chan." Yuki said with a wink. Kurumi winked back. "That's nothing compared to acting. But it's every bit as enjoyable." The two girls started laughing.

"Which reminds me! Doremi-chan, I need to get something back at my house!" the black witch apprentice called. "Eh? I need to head to my house too!" the pink witch exclaimed in response. "Oh really..?" Yuki asked. "Then we'll meet up later! See ya everyone!"

And with that, the two left.

"And THAT reminds ME!" Hazuki exclaimed. "I got violin lessons!" "And Otou-chan's workin' late today.." Aiko mused. "And I got to record my newest song!" Onpu exclaimed. "Kurumi-chan, take care of the shop!" "Oh my god! And I need to clean up a bit!" Momoko exclaimed.

"Okay!"

"Akemi-chan, you help," Hazuki said softly. "Moriko-chan, ya too!" Aiko exclaimed.

"Hai! Hai!"

"Good luck!"

"Majorika.." Lala started. "Isn't there something we need to do in the Majokai?" "Ah yes..." Majorika started. "Akemi, Moriko, Kurumi, do you three mind watching the shop?" "Cause Hana-chan's comming too!" Hana exclaimed, cheerfully. "Not at all." they replied.

And just like that, only the three newest ojamajos were left.

"Well... While we mind the shop.." Kurumi started. "Let's straighten it up a bit more!" "Okay!" Akemi and Moriko replied, cheerfully.

--

"How could this have happened?"

Saiki pondered the question over and over again as his black eyes darted around at the map he had gotten via magic. "5 minutes and I'm seperated from Akatsuki-kun... Where do I go wrong?"

"Finally here!"

The five wizards looked around curiously. "Misora hasn't changed since last time..." Leon mused. "Strange..." "Well... Change takes time.." Fujio started, shyly. "And apparently, over two years wasn't enough of it," Tooru finished, causing Fujio to blush.

"So...? We gotta see Yuki-chan! After all, I promised her." Saiki then thought for a few moments. 'Though I'd like to get this town a little more... later...'

The wizard's thoughts were then succeeded by a stampedding sound. "N-Nani?"

Now, as you turn to your left, you see a rather large group of people rushing to who knows where, and was definately not the place to be standing around.

Unfortunately, after passing, they were all sent in a tailspin. "Okay... So maybe not completly the same.." Fujio started. "Now THAT'S what I call the Tokyo Rush Hour!" Leon exclaimed, in excitied english. "Hey... Do you ever have a feeling when something's missing..?" Tooru wondered. That's when Akatsuki realized something.

"Where's... Saiki-kun?"

"...And I end up somewhere on the other side of Misora..." Saiki stated with a groan. "Just where were those crazy humans heading to? It's Saturday isn't it?" He stopped in front of a certain house and noticed something on the map. "Ha..ru..ka..ze.."

He looked over. "Harukaze... That's the surname of that Doremi girl... But I can't just go over there and introduce myself... I would freak Doremi-chan out wouldn't I?" Saiki laughed a little. "But still I wonder... What kinda girl Doremi-chan's like... And how she would look too.. Would she be pretty? Would she be nice?"

Meanwhile, Doremi herself was rushing towards her house to get whatever it was that she forgotten. (Use your imagination okay?) At the sight of Saiki, her eyes widened. What?

Doremi quickly hid behind a nearby pole before the wizard even noticed her, and blushed a dark shade of red. A-Akatsuki-kun!? What is he doing here? Why is he here? Was he.. waiting for me? Was Yuki-chan right? This is so weird!! The pink witch apprentice glanced at 'Akatsuki'. Something's different about him...

"...Why do I feel like I'm being watched?" Saiki wondered. "Maybe all this time here's driving me insane.. I should go find Onii-chan and the others..." Doremi twitched, not hearing him, her eyelids lowered. I wonder... Maybe he's going through all this trouble to see me?!

She quickly hid back behind the pole. I gotta at least talk to him! Come on Doremi! Go over there and greet Akatsuki-kun! Her knees shook uncontrollably. I can't move! Darn it! What am I supposed to say to him anyway? Whatever! Just... Just go Doremi! Argh! This is just like that time with Igarashi-sempai...

The pink apprentice glanced over only to see Saiki was gone. Where did he...

"Anou, surimasen?"

Doremi let out a yelp and jumped when she noticed how close Saiki's face was to her own. Saiki looked at her as if she was crazy for a few minutes before asking, "Mind if I ask why you were hiding behind a pole?"

Doremi flushed red while meeting his eyes. "Um..."

I could get lost in those eyes... They're so deep... Akatsuki-kun sure has changed quite a lot. His eyes aren't the warm and welcoming ones I'm used to... But his face still looks the same... Only he seems a bit... younger... slightly... And... his lips...

"Well?"

Doremi jumped again and squealed, covering her mouth in her surprise. 'Akatsuki' raised an eyebrow. Doremi was silent for a few minutes before blurting out, "I-I'm sorry if you've been waiting long!" Saiki looked surprised. "I-I wasn't actually... You don't need to apoligize..." Doremi perked up, blushing. "Really? Oh..."

"Well..." Saiki started, blushing a bit himself. "Actually... I..."

"I missed you."

"Eh?" Saiki stared at Doremi, blankly. Had he actually met this girl before? She definately wasn't joking, she seemed too serious.

"It's been a while... Hasn't it?" she asked, smiling a little. "It's really been a while!" "Um... Excuse me but..." Saiki started, confused.

"I've never met you before in my life."

Doremi's eyes jolted open. What?

"That.. That's such a bad joke!"

"It's true!" Saiki insisted. "I don't know you, so who are you anyway? You probably just got confused and..." Doremi bit down hard on her lip. He doesn't even remember...

"Fine then!" Doremi snapped. "If you wanted to forget me so badly!" Fuming, she rushed off, but not before yelling,

"AKATSUKI-KUN YOU JERK!!"

Saiki stood there, a blank expression on his face. "What just happened?" Something clicked in his mind. Wait a minute! This girl knew Onii-chan! She must of... He grimaced. I hate it when that happens.

Saiki then shrugged, making up his mind.

"If Akatsuki-kun ever asks... That never happened."

--

"I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!"

Doremi grumbled and grumbled as she flew through the skies on her broom, the whole event with 'Akatsuki' weighing on her mind heavily. "If he wanted to forget me so badly, why did he have to ask me that question, and without any hesistation, right at my face?! Unless..." Her eyes widened. "There's someone else involved..."

Well, that was kinda true wasn't it?

She started panicking. "That must be it! My Akatsuki-kun's been taken away from me! He fell in love with another girl...! Or... Or... Or some evil witch casted an evil spell on him... like Majoaku! That happened before right? Yeah! He's just under some evil charm spell and some crazed evil woman took him away with an evil spell with her evil magic of.. of evilness!"

(Quick Author's Note: It's things like this that just tell ya Doremi probably hit her head sometime in the morning...)

As Doremi began thinking of plans to get "her" Akatsuki back... She never noticed Yuki flying towards her, via broom.

"Doremi-chan!"

Doremi perked up. "Yuki-chan!" Yuki waved happily. "There you are, Doremi-chan! Let's head back to the Mahou-Dou okay?" The pink witch just nodded.

"Okay!"

--

Moriko blew the remaining dust of a vase while Akemi sweeped by the staircase. Kurumi just watched while she dangled her feet over the edge of the second floor.

"Moriko-chan! Akemi-chan! Are you two as bored as I am?"

"You bet!" Moriko yelled, annoyed. Akemi sneezed and rubbed her nose. "All this dust is making my allergies go whack..." Kurumi groaned. "Geez... How come everyone is taking so long anyway? I bet Majorika's probably at some hot spring..!"

Suddenly, there was a knocking sound at the door. Kurumi perked up. Masaka... How on earth is it possible for the Mahou-Dou to...

The gray witch apprentice's eyes widened when she noticed a boy, followed by 4 others, walk in.

"MORIKO-CHAN! AKEMI-CHAN! You're not going to believe this but we've got customers!"

The two witches' ears perked up. "Customers?"

"Akatsuki, are you sure this is a good idea?" one of them whispered. "I already know Yuki-chan well enough that the first thing she'll ask is..."

"Konnichiwa!" Kurumi greeted, jumping down, landing on her feet. "How are you fine boys today?"

"Huh?"

"WEEEEEELLLCOOOOOMMEE!!"

"T-Thank you all for comming..."

Moriko and Akemi slapped their hands together, and smiled sincerly enough.

"To the Mahou-Dou!"

The four boys blinked twice. What in the world was 'Yuki-chan' doing with these two... kinda cute girls?

Moriko and Akemi automatically perked up at the sight at who they had welcomed. Oh... my... Moriko thought, beginning to blush. Akemi's sapphire eyes glistened as it casted a reflection of them. O-Oh...

"Who are these two?" Akatsuki asked, politely. "Are they friends of yours?" Kurumi made a face, confused on why someone she just met asked such a personal question. "Actually... yes,"

"My name is Takahashi Moriko!" Moriko introduced with a deep bow. "It's an extreme pleasure to meet all of you!" Her forest green eyes flickered. Especially the blue-haired one...

"A-And I'm S-S-Suzuki.. Akemi!" Akemi introduced, even shyer and blushier than usual. She curtisied. "It's nice to meet all of you..." She glanced at Fujio. Especially... him... The boy who reminds me of Hazuki-chan...

"Huh..." Leon started. "Well you were always the one to make friends easily..." Kurumi looked confused. "Nani?" "I know you're probably wondering where Saiki-kun is but..." she immediately cut Akatsuki off.

"Excuse me, but have I met you boys before?"

"What? You don't remember Yuki-chan?" Tooru asked, a bit confused.

"Yuki-chan...?"

The pieces fell into place, and Kurumi couldn't help herself.

"HAHAHAHAHA!!"

Kurumi wiped the tears of laughter from her eyes. "Yet another person mistakes me for Yuki-chan! Excuse me, I couldn't help it. I'm Sayoko KURUMI, Yuki-chan's out at the moment..." This sure was news.

"N-Nani...?"

Silence.

"So... Kurumi-chan, are you Yuki-chan's sister or something?" Akatsuki asked, curiously. Kurumi made a face. It sure was weird how casually this boy could talk. Yet somehow, there was something about him. He seemed as if...

"She's... not my sister... Only a friend."

The boy opened his mouth to respond however...

"Kurumi-chan! Akemi-chan! Moriko-chan! We're all back!"

"Sorry it took so long!"

Kurumi grinned as she noticed her friends walk in. Maybe they could...

The second Hazuki, Aiko, and Onpu had entered, they gasped.

"Fujio-kun!"

"Leon-kun!"

"Tooru-kun!"

"Eh? What are you guys doing here?" Momoko asked, a bit confused. "Aren't you all..." "We should be asking the same thing," Leon stated, cutting the only other english speaking magic user he knew off. "Believe it or not, we're fulfilling a promise we made..."

Hm... So Tooru-kun's his name... Moriko mentally noted, looking thoughtful. Akemi cocked her head to the side. So that boy's name... The one who reminds me of Hazuki-chan somewhat... It's Fujio-kun?

"What?!" they all gasped at the same time. Aiko put her hands on her hips. "To who? Doremi-chan?" Akatsuki shook his head. "No, another girl. She's a dear friend of ours..." This caused the three original witch apprentices to cough nervously. "S-So... This girl... Do all of you like her?" Onpu asked, blushing a bit. "Is she... pretty?" Tooru looked pleased. "My, Onpu-chan, are you jealous?"

"N-No!" Onpu snapped. Moriko perked up. Hm?

"Anyway... The girl we're looking for is..."

"SHINOYA YUKI!"

"Huh?"

Yuki busted through the roof and shot a peace sign.

"Shinoya Yuki has ARRIVED!!"

Doremi landed close behind. "Yuki-chan was that really necessary?" "Yup!" Yuki replied, cheerfuly. Doremi groaned and then noticed Akatsuki. Huh? Akatsuki-kun? He looks... the same?

The ojamajos blinked twice. Yuki then took notice of the wizards. "Eh?!" She blushed, looking surprised. "EEEEHHHHHH?!"

"Fuji-kun?"

Akemi and Hazuki looked at each other. "Fuji-kun?"

"Leo-san?"

Aiko snorted. "Leo-san, what the heck?"

"Aka-chan?"

Doremi blinked, utterly shocked. Aka-chan??

"And... To-ki?"

Onpu's mouth dropped. "To-ki?" Moriko's eye twitched. "To... ki?"

"Oh my..! What are you boys doing here?!" Yuki asked, surprised. She then frowned. "Where's Sai-chi?" "Keep the pet names to yourself Yuki-chan," Leon stated, a bit annoyed. "They're embarassing..." "But whyyyyyyyy?" Yuki whined. "You guys are my best boy friends, and friends gotta have cute pet names! And plus, WHERE'S SAIKI-KUN?!"

Saiki-kun? Doremi looked confused. Does that mean...?

"Hey! What I wanna know is how come you all KNOW each other!" Kurumi exclaimed. "Oh! We met a few years back... Yuki-chan on the other hand..." Yuki cut him off.

"Hey! Hey! Refresh our memories later Akatsuki! What I wanna know, is WHERE THE HECK IS YOUR BROTHER?!"

Brother? Doremi blinked twice. Akatsuki-kun has a... brother?

"Blame the Tokyo Rush Hour..." Akatsuki started, laughing a bit. "We kinda lost him..." Before Yuki could yell "YOU LOST HIM?!", Akatsuki glanced at Doremi with a polite smile. "Doremi-chan! Nice to see you met Yuki-chan, she sure has a way of rubbing off on people huh?" This got Yuki's attention. Doremi-chan knows Akatsuki-kun?

Doremi then looked confused. Wait a minute... He calls my name... As if nothing happened.. So it... WAS just a joke! Realizing this, Doremi fumed. "Oh, so NOW you remember my name and who I am!" Akatsuki turned blank. "What are you talking about Doremi-chan? I'd never forget you.." Doremi folded her arms and booed. "Flattery will get you nowhere! I remember the event clearly Akatsuki-kun! When I try to strike up a life-long waited conversation, you go and say you've never met me before! After stopping in front of my house and everything...!"

"But I don't even know..."

"Oi! Onii-chan! Fujio-kun! Leon-kun! Tooru-kun!"

This caused everyone, but the wizards to be surprised.

"Ah! Saiki, there you are!" Leon called. "How was your trip around Misora?" Fujio asked. Saiki groaned. "Don't ask," He glanced at his older brother. "It's Akatsuki-kun I was worried about," he stated, quite clearly. Akatsuki smiled a little. "Saiki-kun.."

"Ah! Saiki-kun! Sai-chi!" Yuki chirped, happily.

Saiki's eyes immediately lit up. "Oh! Yuki-chan!"

"A-Akatsuki-kun... There's..." Akatsuki glanced at Doremi. "Doremi-chan, is something wrong?" Doremi was baffled, her pointing finger shaking. Yuki and Saiki both looked at the pink witch apprentice. "Hey! You're that... that girl!" Saiki exclaimed, surprised.

"There's two... Akatsuki-kuns..." Doremi managed to say. "One... Two... There must be a mistake.." Hearing this, Yuki put her hands on her hips, and booed. "Puuu! Whatta ya mean? Akatsuki-kun and Saiki-kun are two different people!" Saiki for once, decided not to say anything, having heard Doremi's name. This... is Doremi-chan?

"Doremi-chan.. I never told you..." Akatsuki thought for a few moments. "This is Saiki-kun... My brother." Hearing that, Doremi fainted right on the spot.

"D-Doremi-chan?!"

Yuki gasped and caught the fallen pink witch. "What the heck?! Doremi-chan, don't you faint on me!" "What just happened?!" Kurumi gasped, rushing up. "As soon as Akatsuki-kun said those words, she fainted!" The other ojamajos rushed up to her as well. "What's her deal?" Moriko wondered. "Doremi-chan?"

"Akatsuki-kun... That girl..." Saiki started, approaching him. "You just called her... Doremi-chan..." "Yes... That's Harukaze Doremi-chan," Akatsuki explained, sighing a bit. "But she sure has changed, I've never actually seen Doremi-chan faint because of something I said..." The black wizard blinked and flushed a deep shade of red. She's not at all what I expected...

"Urgh..."

"Doremi-chan! You're awake!" Yuki exclaimed. "Are you alright, Doremi-chan?" Akemi asked. Doremi's eyelids fluttered open. "What... Just happened?" "Ya fainted aho," Aiko stated, laughing. "What a way to react to family members, considering you have a younger sister Doremi-chan..." Hazuki started, giggling as well. Doremi blinked twice. "So... There was two Akatsuki-kuns?" "How many times do I have to tell you?!" Yuki scolded hovering over her friend's face. "Saiki-kun is not like Akatsuki-kun one bit!"

The two unlucky girls stared at each other for five whole minutes. "No wonder Akatsuki-kun seemed so different..." Doremi mused, laughing a bit. Too different. Yuki simply let out a sigh, disappointed that her supposed best friend just now figured that out.

Sure they looked KINDA alike but...

"Doremi-chan... right?"

This caught bot the girls' attention as they glanced at Saiki, who seemed rather nervous. Doremi nodded slowly, blushing. He does look a little like him, her mind mused, softly. "Gomen-naisai, for earlier," he apoligized politely, with a slight bow. This only increased the redness in Doremi's cheeks.

He looks like Akatsuki-kun, and is his brother... So he's a prince too! Why is he bowing before me?!

Yuki laughed a little. "If I was curious... I'd ask what had happened, but I already got a pretty good idea." She got up and folded her arms behind her back. "So I'm not curious... But..." Her smile faltered. "It's been a while... hasn't it Sai-chi?" Doremi perked up. Eh?

Saiki smiled slightly. "Well... I had to keep my promise..." Yuki scoffed. "So you didn't come just because you missed me? I was the one who thought about you countless times while you were gone. And a prince of the Mahoutsukai has to keep his word, right? Am I right?"

Doremi's eyes sparkled. Wait a minute... I just remembered... Isn't Saiki-kun Yuki-chan's dear prince?

Saiki laughed, catching Yuki by surprise. "Hey! I was serious!" "In that tone of voice, give me a break. I know you well enough Yuki-chan," he replied, chuckling. Yuki flushed a deep shade of red and hmphed. "Always so keen! Must you reuin the mood Saiki-kun?" "Must you call me 'Sai-chi' whenever you feel like it?" Saiki returned, rolling his eyes. "I'm not really fond of it.."

"Saiki-kun you--!"

"ANYWAY, your friends, who are they?"

Yuki put down her fist. "Uh... Well..."

"Let ME do the introductions..." Kurumi stated walking up. "It's evident already, who you guys are. You're Prince Akatsuki and Prince Saiki of the Mahoutsukai aren't ya?! And Fujio-kun, Leon-kun, and Tooru-kun must be your friends right? So you're all... wizards!" Kurumi then paused, and giggled. "Anyway, Saiki-kun, I'm Sayoko Kurumi, the girl your 'friends' mistook for Yuki-chan," Saiki glanced at Kurumi. "Well, you do look a little like her... Kurumi-chan," Kurumi giggled. "Anyway, these are my friends, Fujiwara Hazuki-chan, Senoo Aiko-chan, Segawa Onpu-chan, Takahashi Moriko-chan, Suzuki Akemi-chan, and Asuka Momoko-chan. Oh, and Hana-chan too, but she's with Majorika at the moment..."

"I already met Hana-chan, nice girl," Saiki explained, sighing. "So Saiki-kun... Your Akatsuki-kun's..." Hazuki started. "YES, he is," Yuki snapped, cutting her off. "Anyway, Saiki-kun... What about that cute intro you guys worked on?"

"Cute... intro?"

"Yeah!" Yuki insisted. "After you saying how stupid it was, and finally agreeing..." "Come to think of it, we haven't done it in a while," Fujio stated, thoughtfully. Saiki flustered automatically. "You guys! Is this really the time or place for that?!"

"For... what?" Kurumi asked, confused. Aiko slammed her hand on her forhead. "Oh no! Yer not actually thinkin' what I think yer thinkin'?!"

"Come on Saiki, at least give it a try!" Leon insisted, eargely. Saiki groaned. "Alright, alright..." Yuki giggled.

"Fujio no... F!"

"Leon no... L!"

"Akatsuki no... A!"

"Tooru no... T!"

"Saiki no... S!"

"The superstars of the Mahoutsukai, the FLATS 5, are here to help!"

"Flatto... Flattzu... Five?" Kurumi repeated, confused. Both Doremi and Yuki had lovestruck looks. "Ah, you guys are oh so cute whenever you do that intro! My heart always beats in happiness!" Yuki exclaimed, clasping her hands together. Moriko and Akemi were just awed with sparkling eyes. "Ooooohhhhh..." The rest of the ojamajos sweatdropped a little. "I see you guys have been working on it..." The FLATS 5, in return, sweatdropped as well and got up.

"Anyway... It's a shame, but we have to cut this meeting short..." Tooru started, laughing a bit. "Eh?! Do you have to?!" Yuki exclaimed, getting up. "Business Yuki-chan, seeing you isn't the only reason why we're here," Akatsuki explained, simply. The black witch apprentice pouted cutely. "Demo..." She sighed. "Alright... fine..."

"U-Uh! Wait!" Moriko called out, rushing to Tooru. "Tooru-kun, will I see you again? I'd love getting to know you.." He looked confused for a few minutes but smiled. "Alright, Moriko-chan," The green witch apprentice smiled brightly and shook his hand. "O-Okay then!" Onpu took notice of this and bit her lip. Odd..

"Will.. we get to know each other well too?" Akemi asked Fujio, blushing a deep shade of red. Fujio nodded. "Hai, Akemi-chan," Akemi smiled sincerly, the kind of smile that was enough to drive any other boy at school crazy. Hazuki adjusted her glasses. Huh...?

"Akatsuki-kun..." Doremi started. "About what I said... earlier... When I mistook Saiki-kun for you.." The Mahoutsukai prince just smiled. "Don't worry Doremi-chan, I don't mind at all, it's Saiki-kun you should think about," The pink witch apprentice blushed. They're brothers... So of course... I just never would of thought...

"If you wanna be his girlfriend Doremi-chan," a voice that sounded a bit like Yuki's said in her mind. "You gotta think about the ones he cares about too, be nice alright?" Doremi herself laughed a little. "I'll be careful... Yuki-chan seems a little protective of him.." Hearing this, Akatsuki turned confused. "Actually... It's the other way around..."

Huh?

"Okay... Well you all should get going now!" Yuki exclaimed, snatching the attention. "And another thing, did you guys actually come ALONE?" "No, Oyajide-san was with us... But we'll have to explain that later and..."

"Saiki-kun..."

"Hm? Nani Yuki-chan?" Suddenly, Yuki flustered. "N-Nothing! I just decided that your friends all need good-bye hugs!" "Good-bye... hugs?" Saiki repeated, sweatdropping.

"Y-Yeah!" Yuki stammered, scrambling up to Fujio. She then smiled affectionately at the orange wizard. "My sweet Fujio-kun..." she said happily, giving him a tight hug, which immediately made him blush like crazy. Akemi coughed, and rubbed her throat. Hazuki gulped, rubbing her throat as well. "My super cool Leo-san..." Yuki giggled, glomping Leon. Aiko stared in utter disbelief, and blushed, clenching her fists as if she wanted to punch something. "My kind-hearted prince Aka-chan..." she continued, wrapping her arms around Akatsuki, who returned the hug affectionately. Both Doremi and Saiki made faces at the two. "And last, but not least, my fun-fun To-ki!" Yuki exclaimed, finally hugging Tooru. Moriko scoffed, obiviously jealous. Onpu blushed, looking down nervously.

Yuki seperated and bowed. "I'll see you guys later!" They all just smiled. Saiki then sighed. "And of course, Yuki-chan leaves me out..." Yuki perked up, surprised. "O-Oh.." She blushed. Does Saiki-kun...want me to embrace him?

Hugging friends was a piece of cake if you were affectionate. But if it was the guy you happened to harbor feelings for... Yuki's knees wobbled, her heart racing at the thought of her own body... wrapped in the safety of his warm arms. What bliss! Shaking off the thought, Yuki walked up to him timidly, while he just stood there, not looking at her, his own cheeks tinted red. The black witch apprentice bit her lip at the awkawdness of the whole thing and sighed. Make your move...

Delicately, she wrapped her arms around his waist, allowing her nose to touch his chest, ultimately winning his attention. The black witch apprentice buried her face, snuggling close against him. Saiki blushed heavily as he brushed her back oh so gently.

"I was just joking you know..." he mumbled gently, shifting his eyes elsewhere. Hearing this, Yuki snapped out of the loving embrace and flustered. "S-Sorry!" "No, it's alright..." he replied, still a bit nervous. "Onii-chan, let's get going!" "Hai hai..."

Akatsuki quickly glanced at Doremi and smiled. "See you, Doremi-chan," Smiling herself, Doremi waved. "See you," Yuki noticed this. Ehhhhh?

And just like that, the FLATS 5 had left the Mahou-Dou.

"Hmm... Nice boys," Kurumi stated. "How long have you guys known them?" Yuki perked up. "That reminds me... Time for a sensible reaction to that..."

"HOW THE HECK DO YOU ALL KNOW THEM!?"

Doremi backed away, freaked. "I'll tell you our lifestory later... What I wanna know is how you know them..." Yuki's expression turned thoughtful. "Well... Basically because of my poor sense of direction... But I've been friends with them for oh, three... four years?" "So... You're all good friends..." Moriko stated in a low voice. Onpu nodded, now cautious of the flower-loving girl. "Yes..."

"Even Tooru-kun..."

"...He's a fan of mine.."

"So you're not dating or anything?" Moriko asked, raising an eyebrow. Hearing this, Onpu flushed the deepest shade of red as red could get. "D-D-DATING?! What?! NO! NO NO NOOO!!" Moriko then smiled. "Ah, so he's single..." "What does that have to do with anything Moriko-chan?!" Onpu demanded, still as blushy as she was used to Akemi being.

"It means it'll be okay for me to turn up the charm!" Moriko stated with a giggle, holding the hand that Tooru had touched earlier close to her heart. "Eh? Moriko-chan, do you like Tooru-kun?" Yuki asked, a bit surprised. Moriko grinned. "Why not? He's a cute guy!" She clasped her hands together.

"Cool, but nice. Definately my type! AND, his haircolor is similar to that of the lovely blue Forget-me-not! And those eyes! Charming, charming, charming! I'd love it for Tooru-kun to be my boyfriend!"

Onpu coughed. She likes him?!

Akemi had to stiffle a giggle. "And Fujio-kun seems a bit nice... I hope... I get to know him a whole lot better in the future," Hearing this, Hazuki glanced at Akemi uncomfortably. "Akemi-chan..." "Speaking of love..." Momoko started, getting a catty face. "Yuki-chan, you were AWFULLY affectionate with that Saiki boy!" Hearing Saiki's name, Yuki flinched.

"S-Saiki-kun?"

"Yeah! You embraced him differently than you hugged the others..." Momoko started. Onpu perked up as well. "It was like you didn't want to let him go when you did!" Yuki flushed red. "It's the first time I've ever hugged someone like that... So?!" "Yuki-chan, the way ya looked at him was different too!" Aiko insisted. "Longing, ya know?" Yuki gulped. "That... That doesn't mean anything... I see everyone differently," "You were quite anxious to see him..." Kurumi mused. "Hey, Saiki-kun's a prince right?!"

"R-Right..."

Kurumi's eyes glistened. "Didn't you refer to him as 'your prince' yesterday?!" "That... That could of been anyone!" Yuki snapped, blushing furiously. "M-My Saiki-kun is after all..."

"Aha! You just called him yours!"

"I CALL EVERYONE I LIKE MINE!! For example, my Doremi-chan. My Oneesama. MY PUDDING!!" she argued. Kurumi nodded dubiously. "Yeah yeah, how believable that is.." "Yuki-chan, it's so obivious ya like him, just admit it," Aiko persisted, chuckling. Yuki opened her mouth to say something, however...

"It's true she likes him.." Doremi spoke up. "She told me herself." "Doremi-chan!!" Yuki gasped. "Relax, we're all friends here," Doremi replied with a deep sigh. "So Yuki-chan.." Moriko started. "If you really like him, ask him out! Write a love letter! Go up there and declare your neverending love!" "Forget it!" the black witch apprentice snapped, angrily. "My dear prince, my dear Saiki-kun, there's no WAY he could feel the same way I do!"

"Huh? What makes you think that Yuki-chan?" Momoko asked in a curious english. Yuki sighed. "I've been having dreams about Saiki-kun.. for such a long time..." she murmured. "In my dreams... He always... leaves me..." Her brown eyes fought off tears. "I'd do anything, even give up my soul, to make him stay with me forever... and ever..." "Yuki-chan, with the passionate way you feel about him, how could Saiki-kun not feel the same way?" Akemi asked, a bit confused.

"It's just... Saiki-kun... doesn't love me... even a little bit.. Of course he wouldn't..." She hung her arms, vacantly. "Saiki-kun's always so busy... keeping Akatsuki-kun in check and everything.. He could care less about what happens to me.." "That's not true!" Doremi exclaimed. "You're a wonderful girl Yuki-chan! Saiki-kun is BOUND to like you! I bet, that he's secretly pinning away for your love right now!" Yuki looked up lazily. "It's not like he looks at me the same way I do though..."

"Whatta ya mean Yuki-chan?" Aiko asked. "Looks at you the same way? He seemed pretty happy when he saw ya," Yuki groaned. "Not like that! I heard that lovers look at each other differently than they do with other people! Like... Like with adoration! I want Saiki-kun's eyes to sparkle... soften... at the sight of me, I wanna see something besides my reflection whenever I look into those deep mysterious captivating eyes of his.."

"That sounds like something out of a romance novel..." Onpu started. "... How cute!" Yuki scoffed. "Geez Oneesama... Hey, speaking of the way to look at each other, did you see the way Akatsuki-kun looked at you Doremi-chan?!" "W-What about it?" Doremi asked, blushing. Yuki's eyes sparkled. "It was so DIFFERENT than the way he looks at me!"

"So?"

"SO?!" Yuki gasped. "Doremi-chan, this is AKATSUKI-KUN we're talking about! The calm, cool polite Ouji-sama from the Mahoutsukai! He was looking at YOU with emotions like adoration, and longing!" Hearing this, Doremi turned red. "Uso! No way could Akatsuki-kun think of me like THAT!!" "I never joke about things like this!" Yuki insisted.

"Nuh uh!"

"Yeah huh!"

The other ojamajos looked at each other.

"And to think..." Kurumi started. "...That Yuki-chan was so sure Saiki-kun didn't love her 5 seconds ago..." Yuki perked up. "What does that have to do with anything?!" she yelled, angrily. "Yuki-chan, you're such a hypocrite," Moriko stated matter-of-factly. Yuki booed. "Puuuu-puuu-puuuuu!! Mou Moriko-chan!" "What, it's true isn't it?" Moriko asked, raising an eyebrow. Yuki flustered.

"Geez you guys..."

They all then started laughing. "But... at least the FLATS 5 are back right?" Doremi asked. Akemi and Moriko looked at each other, blushing. They then nodded happily. "Definately!" Yuki formed a smile. "You're right!" She then clasped her hands together, hearts appearing. "As long as my dear prince is with me and happy, I'll be happy too!" "But I wonder what they're here for..." Hazuki pondered. "Yeah, I'm wondering too," Momoko added in english.

"It doesn't matter!" Yuki exclaimed. "As long as they're around!" Cause... she added mentally.

Surely... These bad dreams... will stop... or...

The black witch apprentice smiled brightly.

I may have a chance to tell him how I feel... And possibly...

She then giggled.

Set up... some future lovers. My love sense never fails after all! But I'm just glad he's back...

And I certainly won't be alone...

Never alone.

--

Meanwhile...

"Hey! Hey! Isn't it almost time to head to that Misora place minna-san?" a voice asked, eargerly.

"Calm down," another stated. "We need to focus on our MISSION here..."

"Geez... You're absolutely no fun..."

"You two, calm down,"

"What he said, we gotta follow orders after all."

"Which are..."

"Test to see how our newfound purifiers are doing.."

"When you make it sound like THAT... We can't tackle all of them right? We should just choose the four most interesting!"

"What goes on in that thing you call a head anyway?"

"KAZUO-KUN ENOUGH!! Kazuki-kun has a point!"

"See Kazuo-kun? Akio-kun agrees with me!"

"Why you little-"

"Kazuo-kun, calm down. Kazuki-kun's just being... well... Kazuki-like..."

"You're not the one he's taunting Naoki-kun..."

"Let's get back on task here,"

"Roger!"

"ANYWAY... We do need to watch a certain purifier before we observe the others..."

"Hm..." Kazuo started, picking up a file. "This Akemi girl's cute... I'll take her,"

"Hah, how ironic for you to chose that kind of girl," Naoki laughed, picking up another file. "I like this Takahashi girl..."

Akio chuckled a bit, before grabbing his own file. "I'll focus on Asuka Momoko-chan..."

Kazuki fiddled through the files eargerly. "Darn! No good choices!" His eyes then landed on a certain file. "Oh... I like this one.."

"Hana? Kazuki-kun, are you sure?" Akio asked, uneasily. "She's the future Majokai..."

"That only makes me more interested..."

"Akio-kun, you should know by now, when Kazuki-kun's interested in something..."

"I know, I know. Geez Naoki-kun, do you REALLY think I haven't been keeping up with how long we've all been friends?"

"Huh..."

"Anyway... There's another one of these purifiers I'm curious about..."

"Oh yeah! Majoren-san's old apprentice, that Shinoya girl?"

"Yes... Her in particular..."

"I wonder... If there's good food in that Misora place..."

"K-Kazuki-kun..."

Next time on Ojamajo Doremi Tomo-DACHI:

Yuki: Kyaaaaa! Saiki-kun-tachi's attending our school!

Doremi: A school romance?! That sounds so nice!

Hana: MAMAS!! Hana-chan has the BIGGEST NEWS EVER!!

Kurumi: You know, I heard four OTHER boys were transferring to our school besides the FLATS 5...

Momoko: -english- That's true! Two of them are in our class! One of them is Yoshida Akio-kun!

Hana: And Sasaki Kazuki! He's Hana-chan's new buddy!

Onpu: We have one too!

Moriko: He calls himself Nakamura Naoki-kun..

Aiko: And he's a bit strange..

Hazuki: There's one in our class too, Hakuta Kazuo-kun I believe?

Akemi: Yes yes, Hakuta-san!

Yuki: Ehhhhhh?! How weird! Wait a minute... They know Majoren! She's...

Doremi: ...Your orriginal witch tutor right?

Yuki: Then that must mean... Masaka!

Kurumi: How come it is that no one tells us about these kind of things before time?!

The rest of the ojamajos: Who knows?

Doremi: Next time on Ojamajo Doremi Tomo-DACHI!

Yuki: Fated Remeetings, Part 3! New Friends and Allies! And remember, friendship comes before everything and always treasure it!

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(Note: Yes... I was lying when I said there was two parts...)