"Doremi-chan! Over here! I'm open!"
"Yosha!" With all her strength, Doremi flung the ball into Yuki's wide open palm.
"Caught! Oneesama!" Yuki called out. "Your turn!"
"No worries! Over here!" Onpu yelled, laughing. Yuki took this to toss the ball, letting the pop idol catch it.
"Hazuki-chan!" she hollered, throwing at the orange witch.
"I got it!" Hazuki exclaimed, catching it. "Akemi-chan! Catch!"
Akemi obeyed as the ball came her way and jumped up, catching it. "Got'cha! Hehe, Moriko-chan!" she called as she threw it at her childhood friend in pigtails, who caught it with ease.
"Hey! That wasn't very hard, Akemi-chan!" Moriko scolded, playfully. "Okay, Momo-chan!"
"Hah!" Momoko laughed as she caught the ball. "Don't throw TOO hard, Moriko-chan! Alright... Kurumi-chan!!"
The model quickly caught the thrown ball, sighing. "Don't surprise me like that... Hana-chan!"
"Waah!" Hana yelled, grabbing the ball tossed to her. "Kurumi, you took Hana-chan by surprise! So Hana-chan will throw to... Aiko!"
With all the strength she could muster, Hana flung the ball at the blue Kansai person... Unfortunately...
"Oh no, too high!" the future queen exclaimed, worried. "Sorry, Aiko!" Aiko waved her hand.
"No worries, I..." Aiko rushed forward and jumped into the air, catching it, surprising everyone. "I got it." she replied, landing.
"Ai-chan, that was amazing! It was like you had wings!" Doremi exclaimed, happily. "So cool!" Aiko grinned.
"It felt like that too..."
"I wonder what that means..." Kurumi pondered before the sky turned black, turning everyone cautious.
"Oh no..." Akemi uttered, covering her mouth. Moriko quickly slammed an arm in front, not letting any harm come to the crystal witch.
Yuki remained confused but made a face with a dark and unknown expression.
"Everyone... get ready."
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YES!! FINALLY TIS OVER!! Man... I can't believe it... TWICE as long as originally planned. And YES, I'm bad with names... But hey, we're finally getting somewhere! YAY!! And you know what, I don't CARE if you flame! Just be nice, and give me as much criticism as possible! Spelling for instance is something I know I need to work on… And I think I write too much.
Disclaimer: Since this is , it should be obvious that Ojamajo Doremi STILL isn't mine!! Gosh darn it Toei! Sell it to me already, so Yuki-tachi will ALREADY be characters!
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Ojamajo Doremi Tomo-DACHI Part I
Fated Remeetings! Part IV
A Chat with Fate! Majoren's Debut!
"We're off to see Majoren! Majoren! We off to see Majoren!"
Yuki hummed as she skipped ahead, laughing the whole way. Just a few weeks ago, she met up with Doremi and Hana, as well as the rest of the Ojamajos, and three extra witches, whom she all became good friends with. Actually, they were united by duty, but that didn't stop the 'getting to know' part... As well as the surprising realization that Kurumi looked exactly like Yuki's magic form.
Interestingly, the ten witches also met up with Doremi-tachi's old friends, the FLAT4, and Akatsuki-kun's younger twin brother, as well as Yuki's childhood (kind of) sweetheart, Saiki. And afterwards, they met four MORE wizards named Akio, Naoki, Kazuo, and Kazuki, who knew Yuki's original witch tutor, Majoren. And that's were this part begins...
These Misora wizards had told Yuki and friends that they'd take them to Majoren, and that's what they're doing.
"OH! We're off to see the wonderful majo... The wonderful Majoren! La la la..."
"Where have I heard that before?" Momoko asked, confused.
(NOTE: Yuki's actually singing to the melody of "We're Off To See The Wizard", from the ever famous "Wizard of Oz"... Oh yeah, that isn't mine either.)
"Sheesh, you sure know how to pick 'em, Saiki-kun..." Kazuki noted. "So how long have you two been dating?" Saiki looked confused for a few minutes before flustering.
"Kazuki-kun, that's not how it is! Yuki-chan and I... We're just friends from a few years back."
Sasaki looked surprised at this. "Really?! Cause when I saw you holding her the way you did after Akio-kun kissed her hand... I just assumed... We all did... That the two of you were an 'item'." he stated, using air quotes on 'item'. Saiki sighed, as if the idea itself was just unbelievable.
"Please... I'm just the type to worry easily... That and the fact that Yuki-chan's a girl..."
"That's an extremely sexist thing to say!" Moriko exclaimed angrily as she popped into the conversation before blushing. "Yuki-chan's strong... She's not delicate tissue like Akemi-chan..."
"Huh, is that a fact?" Saiki asked the green witch, dubiously. "I don't think so... It's all an act. The rest of the world might fall for it, but I'm not so sure... Yuki-chan's actually very tender.." Moriko looked confused.
"What do you... mean?"
"He's just saying he really cares for her," Akatsuki stated, shrugging. "Saiki-kun's always had a thing for Yuki-chan... right?" Doremi's eyes widened. What?
Saiki blushed, sighing. "Onii-chan... It isn't that simple... We're friends... just friends..."
After all, how could I flat out admit that I even feel that way for Yuki-chan...? I'd just end up hurting her...
The rest of the Ojamajos stayed silent, deciding not to further investigate the topic.
"He's always distant..." Fujio stated to Hazuki, quietly. "Don't let that startle you." Hazuki nodded.
"Yes... I see..."
Onpu sighed, blowing on the purple locks that fell in front of her face. That Yuki-chan...
"Hey Akatsuki-kun, if he's your brother... twin... Why's he so..." Doremi paused for a few moments. Akatsuki glanced at her, and shook his head sadly, making the pink witch flush.
"Uh..."
"Doremi-chan, if you want to know so badly..." Saiki began, a bit annoyed. "Then ask me, not Onii... I mean, Akatsuki-kun." Akatsuki sighed at this. Now he knew he was upset...
Doremi nodded, blushing. "O... Okay." She glanced back at Saiki, whose eyes were fixed on the still-cheerful Yuki. She could almost remember Yuki's voice telling her...
"There's no way Saiki-kun could ever feel the same way... We're friends..."
"It isn't that simple... We're friends... just friends..."
It's almost the exact same thing... Doremi sighed, her eyes turning blank. I wonder... if there's more to the two of them then I thought...
"HEY!!" Yuki yelled, spinning around. "Come on everyone, why so down all of a sudden? Let's all get happy now! So pump your fist in the air and say 'YEAH!'! Wai!"
Fujio chuckled, despite himself. Saiki perked up, and just smiled. Hana and Kazuki just pumped their fists, exclaiming "YEAH!!". Doremi and Onpu grinned.
"Yuki-chan!" Akio called out. "We're getting real close to Majoren's, so hold your horses, okay?" Momoko smiled at him while Yuki responded with a happy 'Okay!'.
"Everyone!" she called out. "Just try to smile wide for Majoren okay! Especially you, Sai-chi!" Yuki then sighed, looking down at her rather formal looking uniform. "I wonder if it's alright meeting her in my school uniform... Good thing I changed my ribbon to blue... To match..." She fiddled with the neatly done light navy-colored decorative bow on her head, blushing lightly. I wonder if Saiki-kun prefers blue to red...
She lightly gasped at the thought, and blushed heavily. No, no! Get ahold of yourself Yuki! You're seeing Majoren... And that comes first... Oh Saiki-kun... How come it is I always think of him first? Kyaaaa... I think I love him way too much! She shook her head furiously.
"Yuki-mama!" Hana called out. "Something up?"
Yuki perked up, a bit confused, and shook her head. "N-No Hana-chan.. I..." she just kept stammering as the rest of her fellow magic users caught up with her. "I-I... I..." Glancing at a confused Saiki, she flushed red, and smiled. "I was just thinking about Majoren-san was all!"
It wasn't the complete truth, but it also wasn't a total lie.
"Looks like we're here, Yuki-chan." Naoki stated, looking up and grinning. Yuki's eyes twinkled in surprise, and she smiled brightly.
"What a relief..."
The green-haired boy blushed. "Um..."
"Well, what's she like, Naoki-kun?" Moriko asked, putting her hands on her hips. "Are you gonna answer, or stand there drooling over Yuki-chan?" Naoki looked at her, flushed, and immediately denied it.
"N-No... way, Moriko-chan!"
Kurumi groaned. "Skip the subject, skip the subject! Let's go in there and meet this Majoren person already!!" Yuki looked confused, but nodded.
"Right-o!"
The entire group stared at the old shop in front of them, with a sign that said the clear kanji "Ren no Mahou-Dou".
"So... she nice?" Aiko asked, rather hesitantly. Yuki sighed, her eyes going blank for a moment.
"L-Let's...just go inside, okay?"
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"Majoren-san! We're back!" Akio called out.
"And guess what? We brought Yuki-chan back like you told us!" Kazuki added. "Along with a... few other friends."
Yuki stepped forward, gulping.
"M-Majoren..?" her voice wavered. "I-It's me... Yuki... Did you miss me?"
The lights flickered on, surprising everyone.
"Very, Yuki."
The Ojamajos, especially Yuki perked up nervously as they saw a woman approach them.
She wasn't as old as Majorika... But somewhere between the ages of her and Majorin... Likewise, she was pretty, with slightly longer than shoulder length navy blue hair, and dark chestnut eyes, cloaked in a witch's long dress, her brooch dangled from her neck in the shape of a four-leaf clover.
"I see you brought more than just a few friends, Kazuki-kun." the woman stated in a light comforting voice, with a chuckle. "One of them even looks just like Yuki..." Kurumi blushed, and slightly bowed.
Yuki sighed heavily. "Um... Majoren... It's... uh... I've changed a bit and..."
"Still as cute as ever." Majoren replied, smiling. "Yuki, it's great to see you again... You've really changed your appearance, but ah... You and your friends look nice in your school uniforms."
They all blushed. "Er... Thanks. I'm Harukaze Doremi by the way..." Doremi introduced. "And this is Hazuki-chan, Ai-chan, Onpu-chan, Momo-chan, Moriko-chan, Akemi-chan, Kurumi-chan, and Hana-chan... As well as..."
"A few boys from the Mahoutsukai." Majoren finished, smiling. "As well as the famous twin princes... That's a nice surprise." The two twins looked at each other, blushed, and turned away, rather stubbornly.
"The two of you... As well as your friends'... Saiki-kun, Akatsuki-kun, Fujio-kun, Leon-kun, and Tooru-kun." The five boys perked up as Yuki's old tutor smiled gently. "Yuki's told me about you all before... She looked really happy when talking about you all... Especially when she was talking about you, Saiki-kun."
Saiki sighed at this. "Oh really, Majoren-san?" Yuki immediately bit her lip, fearing the worst, and spoke up.
"B-Because... S-Saiki-kun... is a really nice person!! That's what I really wanted to say... Sai-chi..."
Saiki looked at her for a few moments, blushed, and smiled a bit. His counterpart perked up, and blushed a very deep shade of red. Hazuki blinked, blushing a bit herself.
A really nice person... I always used to say that to Masaru-kun...
"S-S-So... Majoren..." the black witch stammered, scratching the back of her head. "Care to explain about all that's been... g-going on lately?" Her tutor nodded.
"Please sit down first... You'll grow stiff if you stand for too long. My apologies, but we have very few seats... Please bear with me."
No complaints, they all seated themselves, sighing a bit. Luckily for the girls, there was enough room on a nearby couch as well as a few other chairs.
"I swear Majoren-san, you should at least get a carpet or something..." Kazuki moaned, adjusting his seat on the hard, wooden floor. "Hana-chan, you're the lucky one since you get a comfortable chair," Hana made a pouting baby face.
"Kazuuuuuki..."
"Sooooo... What was it that you wanted to talk to me about?" Yuki asked, blushing at the awkwardness of the situation. "M-Majoren-s-s-s-san..." Majoren took a sip of her cup, and winked.
"First off, you don't need to be so formal, Yuki. I just wanted to ask you how you all came here to Misora... And transferred to the same school, never less." the woman chuckled. "Was it all coincidence or...?"
"Akemi-chan and I filled out some applications to transfer..." Hazuki started, adjusting her glasses. "We had to return our uniforms... but after that part, everything else became... easy. Mrs. Suzuki though... It was a bit hard to convince her that her 'tender-hearted' daughter would be attending a public school."
Akemi flushed, smiling a bit. "Not really, I just told them I didn't want to end up like Onii-san... And I wanted to get over my shyness..." Moriko grinned, but continued.
"And Ai-chan and I... Believe it or not, Ai-chan's grandfather was the one who suggested her family move back to Misora... Supposedly, he wanted Ai-chan to see her friends again. And my story?" she winked. "All I had to do was pull a few strings, getting my otou-san sent here for some work... It was difficult, but I managed... A huge pain it was to sell the greenhouse... But that's why Dad bought a new one! I start work within a week... and I'm excited... But that's beside the point."
Tooru glanced at Moriko curiously for a few moments before Naoki laughed a bit. So she is a flower girl...
"Kurumi-chan and I had to take a test to get into our school..." Onpu began, giggling. "All we did was fail big time, forcing us to move here."
"Besides..." Kurumi started, shrugging. "What better way to get jobs in Tokyo? Mt. Fuji and Tokyo Tower... How could Yamasaki-san say no when I suggested there! And surprise, surprise, his family lives there too! But that's in the main city and ah... I happen to prefer hilly towns like Misora..."
Momoko sighed. "Mine's the only one that's coincidence... Dad got a job here... and so... here we are." Majoren smiled a bit.
"I'm afraid that's untrue... Momoko-chan. Your father applied for a job here, correct? So he obviously wanted you to reunite with Doremi-chan and the others..."
"Now isn't that something, Momo-chan?" Akio asked, grinning at her. "It was fate and not coincidence!" Momoko smiled widely, a slight blush on her cheeks.
"Thank you, Akio-kun..."
Akatsuki grinned a bit. "Our story though, isn't a hard one. Simply, Papa told us that we needed to help out Yuki-chan's cause in the Human World, and it wasn't very hard coming here... We had to go to school for studies, and well... to avoid any suspicion. That and we really wanted to see our old friends again... Right, Doremi-chan?"
Doremi nodded, eagerly. "Definitely!" Yuki covered her mouth, muffling her giggling.
How cute!
"And Akio, Kazuki, Kazuo, and Naoki are here for similar reasons..." Majoren replied, looking down at her tea. "Meanwhile, Yuki would you mind making me some more tea? Japanese Green Tea would be just fine..." Yuki got up, nodded, and headed into the kitchen.
"Majoren-san..." Kazuo started, his glasses gleaming with suspicion. "Your favorite is orange pekoe... Isn't that what you were drinking earlier?" The former witch tutor smiled sadly.
"Yes..."
Saiki perked up. If that's true then why...
Yuki's old tutor then sighed, shaking her head. "Let's change the subject shall we? Doremi-chan, you've gotten quite close to Yuki, am I correct?" Doremi nodded, a bit nervously, and Majoren frowned at this. "I see... She's a sweetie... isn't she?"
Onpu laughed a bit. "Yes.. She's very affectionate too...as well as cute." The other wizards blushed a bit, and all sighed at the same time.
"Indeed..."
Majoren sighed herself. "Yuki's unique in other cases... As an apprentice, she was very promising, strong-willed, and unable to say no to someone in need... In short, an ideal apprentice. But... she... also has a secret that Joou-sama entrusted me with... Since you all will be working with her... I think you all need to know..."
The Ojamajos flinched. "W-What is it..?" Hazuki asked, her voice shaking.
"Yuki..."
"...is here with the tea!" Yuki exclaimed, coming in with a brand new cup of green tea. "Majoren, here you are!" Majoren smiled, muttering a quick 'thanks' as she took the cup from Yuki's hands.
"So... what were you all talking about while I was gone?" she asked with a bright grin.
"Oh... Just about how special you were..." Majoren answered, smiling. Yuki's grin widened, and she closed her eyes in cheer.
"How flattering! Um..." she blushed. "...Like it?" Her former tutor nodded.
"Yes... very much."
"Yokatta!" the black witch responded, quite bubbly. "I'm... I'm really glad!" She glanced at Saiki, her blush intensifying. "Um... Uh... Saiki-kun..."
Saiki looked back at her, a little confused. "Yes, Yuki-chan?" She trembled a bit. "S-Saiki-kun... E-Eeto... I..!"
POOF!!
"WAAH!!"
The smoke eventually cleared, leaving none other then Oyajide, dusting himself off. "Well... That certainly didn't go according to plan..."
"Oyajide-san!" Akatsuki exclaimed, a bit surprised. "What are you doing here?" Oyajide looked offended at this.
"What am I...? What I'd like to know is where you and your friends have been, Akatsuki!"
Akio and his friends blinked. "An old man..."
"Yuki-chan... Itetete... You okay?" Saiki asked the girl in his lap while checking for any visible marks. Yuki got up, a little dizzy and immediately turned a dark shade of scarlet.
"Uh... Y-Yeah... Thanks for the catch..."
She then got up, looked at Oyajide, and anger rised in her face.
"What the heck are you here for?!"
Oyajide looked at her, blinked, and cocked his head, confused. "And who are you... kawaiiko?" Yuki blushed.
"D-Don't act that stupid! And whatta ya mean 'cute girl'?!"
Kurumi got up. "What'd I like to know is why everyone is calling her that lately.." Oyajide glanced at Kurumi, and froze, a bit frightened.
"Y-Yuki-chan..." Kurumi made a face. Him too?
Onpu stood up. "Actually, that's Kurumi-chan," she corrected, sweatdropping. "And uh... Good to see you, Oyajide-san." Oyajide went heart-eyed at the sight of the purple pop idol.
"Onpu-chan..." He took her hand. "A true pleasure, to see you again... My angel..."
An anger mark appeared on Yuki's forehead. "Angel?!"
WHAM!!
The old man could now be seen on the floor with swirly eyes under a pretty peeved blonde, carrying a rather exaggeratedly large hammer. "I can't believe you Oyajide-baka-san, hitting on MY Oneesama! NO ONE gets away with that!!" she spat, furiously.
"Behold, hammerspace!" Kurumi stated dramatically to the other magic users. Saiki slapped his forehead, groaning. They're at it again...
Oyajide panted, struggling to get up before shrinking at the sight of the otherwise cute angry girl. "SO... you've really changed... Yuki-chan..." Yuki raised an eyebrow.
"You recognize me now, Oyajide-baka-san?"
The old man groaned and fell back, not even bothering to get back up. "Unfortunately... You changed a little too much..." Yuki hid the hammer behind her back, causing it, in a comical sort of way, to vanish.
"Get up. The last thing we need is a useless clumsy old man on the floor..."
Majoren smiled a bit. "Alexander, that's just her way of showing she cares." Yuki flustered.
"Majoren! I feel absolutely NOTHING towards that... that CREEP!! And besides I already... uh... never mind."
Oyajide got up, staring at Majoren for a whole five minutes. "So you're Ren..."
'Ren' smiled. "And you're the old man Yuki talked about." Alexander sighed, heavily.
"Amazingly... we know each other quite well... Isn't that right, Yuki-chan?"
Yuki puffed her cheeks. "Unfortunately is right... He's HOPEFULLY taking care of the FLATS 5..."
"No way!" Kazuki exclaimed. "Saiki-kun, you guys have to be cared for by an ugly old man? Tough luck!" Saiki laughed a bit.
"As long as he gets a job... That'll be just fine."
Yuki smiled pleasantly. "Saiki-kun no worries, cause if you all end up homeless, you can stay with me! We have some guest bedrooms and... Well... I find the title 'Oyajide-baka-san the hobo' rather suitable..." Oyajide's mouth dropped. How come it is that I'm the only one she hates?!
"Yuki-chan..."
"Just kidding! Living with five guys could be really scandalous... Instead..." Yuki turned to Oyajide with a cold death glare. "Oyajide-baka-san, you BETTER take good care of the FLATS 5, or else I'll grind your bones and use them as topsoil! Got it?" She smiled cheerfully. "Okay, Oyajide-baka-san?"
He shivered. "Message received."
"That's only my way of showing that I care!" the black witch giggled. "Aren't I an angel?"
"More like a devil with an angel's face..." the old man moaned, sighing.
"So Fujio-kun, does this mean you all have to go now?" Akemi asked, softly, tugging on Fujio's sleeve. Fujio glanced at her pale concerned expression. "Please..." she whispered. "Take care of yourself..."
The orange wizard nodded, grinning a bit. "Arigatou, Akemi-chan."
Hazuki laughed nervously. "Ahaha... Ah... yes... do take care, Fujio-kun..." she started, blushing a bit herself. Fujio just smiled.
"Can do, Hazuki-chan."
Moriko placed her elbow on Tooru's shoulder, grinning widely. "You too, Tooru-kun! Don't get into trouble now, alright? Though if you do... Give me a call." Tooru sweatdropped, but nodded.
"I'll... think about it, Moriko-chan."
Onpu shrugged. Eh.
"Akatsuki-kun, I'll see you again right?" Doremi asked shyly, taking the prince's hand. Akatsuki chuckled a bit.
"Doremi-chan, I go to your school now, remember?"
"O-Oh yeah! Sorry..." Doremi smiled, blushing. "See you soon then..." Akatsuki nodded.
"S-Saiki-kun..." Yuki started, as blushy as usual whenever she set her eyes on her secret crush. "I... See you later."
Saiki sighed. "Now where does that sound familiar? I'll see you too, Yuki-chan." His counterpart nodded, her eyes twinkling.
"Oyajide!" Hana exclaimed, glomping him. "Hana-chan will see you later!" Oyajide sighed, but patted her head.
"I'll... see you too, Hana-chan."
Hey, it was nice having one cute blonde be nice to him..
"We'll see you!" Leon called out in english, while Aiko folded her arms and huffed, blushing a bit herself.
And just like that, with the snap of the fingers, the six had vanished. Kurumi sighed.
"Would you look at that? They took the easy way instead of the door... Somehow, I know that's going to be very ironic in the future..."
"Nice boys..." Majoren commented. Naoki huffed a little, jealous of Moriko's flirting.
"Oh really?"
Kazuo adjusted his glasses. "Amazing how they all leave so quickly... Interesting..." Akemi looked a bit confused.
"What do you mean by that, Hakuta-san?" she asked, to which he blushed.
"Oh, nothing... Akemi-chan." Moriko flinched at how sweet his voice sounded when he said her name and growled.
"Hakuta..."
Yuki perked up. "Hey now, we're all friends here! We don't need to call each other by our surnames... Just like this! Akio-kun, Kazuo-kun, Naoki-kun, and Kazuki-kun! And you can all call me 'chan' if you want... Pretty much everybody does..."
"Well said, Yuki-chan!" Kazuki exclaimed, giving her a thumbs up. Yuki smiled brightly.
"Thank you, Kazuki-kun!"
Kazuki blushed and muttered a quick 'don't mention it', allowing the black witch to turn to the other remaining wizards.
"And you three! Behave! We need to be polite, okay? Um... Okay?"
The three flustered. Akio dodged her gaze. "A-Alright..." he mumbled, allowing Momoko to cast a glance his way.
"Akio-kun..."
Majoren chuckled. "It looks like you've all gotten quite familiar with each other in the short time... Yuki-chan..." Yuki perked up.
"Y-Yes...?"
She smiled. "Take good care of your friends, okay?" Her old student looked confused, but brightened up, and nodded.
"Definitely!"
"And you four..." she started, turning to her current students. "Please get over all your crushes on her, she already likes someone."
Everyone's natural reaction: complete and utter shock.
"U-Um... What?" Kazuki babbled, blushing heavily. "Majoren-san, what are you..."
"...trying to say?" Kazuo finished, also blushing deeply.
"Y-You know...?!" Doremi stammered. "A-About...?" Majoren smiled.
"By the way she talked about, and stared... It seemed rather obvious."
Yuki pulled on her hair, groaning. "You have GOT to be kidding me! Even my old witch tutor knows about my crush on Saiki-kun!! I-Is this a punishment from Heaven?!"
...Uh, no.
"Really?" Naoki wondered, a bit confused. "I always thought it was the other way around... That's why I already decided you were beyond reach, Yuki-chan." Yuki blinked twice.
"Is that what all of you thought?"
A few minutes passed. They all nodded.
(Eyecatch: Yuki's shuffling cards in front of the complete group of Ojamajos. She takes the first card and smiles brightly, and shows it to the Ojamajos who all smile cheerfully. The picture reveals to be a picture of Doremi and Yuki posing with one arm over the other.)
A few more minutes passed.
"..."
Silence.
"..."
More silence, before the black witch cracked.
"...What?!" Yuki flushed as red as red could get. "NO WAY! Saiki-kun would never... NEVER feel like THAT! No way, no way, no waaaayyy!" All the Ojamajos stared at her for a few moments.
"Denial." Kurumi confirmed sweatdropped. "Get it through your thick head. All guys are dense to love; it's a common trait... Well, in situations like this, I mean."
"No offense." Moriko stated to the boys. "But, let's be reasonable. Has anyone ever, appearingly confessed to you out of the blue? Let me tell you though, in some cases, girls can be dense too."
Naoki blushed, staring at Moriko with a glimmer in his eyes. Yep... That part he could definitely agree with.
Yuki groaned, forming a 'T' with her arms. "Time-out! Time-out! Let's all meddle with my presumed relationship with Sai-chi LATER okay?! First off, inquiring minds want to know... What did you want to tell us, Majoren?!"
Majoren sighed. "Yuki... You have explained all the dangers of purification... Have you?"
The black witch froze, looking hesitantly at her so-called friends.
"Urr..."
Doremi tilted her head a little confused, making Yuki gulp.
"N-No..." she barely whispered, her fists shaking a bit. "I... ah, didn't..."
Majoren smiled sadly. "I see..." Yuki flushed.
"B-But I plan to... right now!! M-Minna..." she started, turning around and bowing. "Gomen-naisai."
The Ojamajos looked surprised at a few moments, then hesitant.
"W-What's up Yuki-chan?" Doremi asked, a little concerned. Yuki smiled sadly.
"Doremi-chan..."
Majoren set down her cup. "Akio-kun, Kazuki-kun, Naoki-kun, Kazuo-kun. Please go on with your regular business. I must apologize. But don't you all need to give these girls some personal time?"
The four boys stood up, nodded rather quickly, and proceeded to leave... However...
"KAZUUUKIII!!" Hana exclaimed, tackling him in a tight hug. "Pleeeeease tell Hana-chan, she'll see you again!" Kazuki awkwardly patted her back before nodding.
"No worries, Hana-chan."
"Akio-kun... I'll see you later then." Momoko started in english, walking up, extending out her hand. "Take care, okay?"
Akio grinned, and took her hand, shaking it with a gentle squeeze. "I'll keep that in mind, Momo-chan."
Momoko smiled brightly, a light blush appearing. "Akio-kun..."
The curly part of Yuki's hair twitched as a suspicious look came on her face. Rabu..?
With that, the Ojamajos were the only ones left. Yuki quickly shook her head.
"Uh… Majoren!"
She turned confused. "Where did she…?"
"Yuki-chan…"
Doremi stood up, folding her hands in her lap, a serious expression on her face. "What… did you want to tell us?" Yuki blushed and looked down, sighing.
"I was really hoping you would all forget about that…"
Clenching her fist, she began. "You see… Remember when I mentioned that the aku majoshikons were weak? I mean… There is one power of the cursed gems that I, er… forgot to mention."
Everyone seemed to tense as she continued.
"Basically, it's like this. Everything has certain powers, and powers within. But what makes magic users special is that they can actually not only use those powers, but recover it as well. It's a little confusing but you learn to bear with it as time goes on. But it's because of this power that humans can become witch apprentices! Of course… This power affects other things like age... This is why witches live longer… But I'm getting ahead on myself!" She took in a deep breath.
"Aku majoshikons need this power to grow stronger… And because witches and wizards are so in tact with it, these cursed gems can't harm them unless they siphon this power a little over a long time... But they usually wouldn't be able to get close enough to do so… And… their only source is… humans."
The Ojamajos' eyes widened, and Yuki sighed again.
"But because we purifiers are around, we can collect the gems before they take away too much energy… However, Majoaku knows all this… And all of our friends may be in danger in this world…" Noticing the look of distress on her friends' faces, she quickly added.
"B-But of course..! It's only a possibility, not a certainty! All we need to do gather the gems and stop the magic grabbing! It'll be a piece of cake! So turn those frowns into smiles! A smile goes for miles, you know!"
"Y-Yuki-chan… Why didn't you mention this earlier?" Kurumi asked softly, looking up. The black witch formed a frown, and avoided the gaze of her look-alike.
"Cause I was sure you would all hate me… You know what? I don't deserve this! I can handle this all on my own, so if you all want to leave, go ahead! Nice knowing you!" Yuki huffed, her cheeks reddened. "I-I don't need anyone…"
"Who ever said we would give up?" Doremi asked, walking up. "Yuki-chan… You're a really bad liar." Yuki turned confused.
"That's not true, Doremi-chan. If I lie with a huge smile, and keep saying no, people will eventually believe me. I've gotten quite use to it." She smiled. "See? Do I look like I'm lying to you?"
"Well… N-no… But…"
"Doremi-chan, you want to help, you can! Really, I appreciate it!"
"Yuki-chan…" Onpu started, walking up. "Is that really the way you should react?"
The black witch's eyes glittered, and she grinned. "Thank you, Oneesama!"
Kurumi turned her attention to the fact that Yuki had tightened her grip, and smiled. Walking up, she slung an arm around her sort of twin's shoulders. "This was my mission before you came along, Yuki-chan. Why wouldn't I help?"
"We're all help... because we're friends, aren't we?" Hazuki asked, smiling. Akemi nodded.
"Yes… That's what friends do!"
Moriko grinned. "And why deny a real adventure? This will definitely be one heck of a time! Yuki-chan, just don't mess up too often okay?"
"We'll all do our best!" Momoko exclaimed in english. "Because… As Hazuki-chan said… We're all friends!"
"Han-chan will definitely work her hardest for her mommies!" Hana chirped happily, throwing her arms in the air. "Definitely, definitely, definitely!"
Silence.
Yuki smiled, this time for real.
"Everyone… Thank you."
"Well, it looks like everyone is all friendly…"
"Majoren!" Yuki called out, surprised. "Where did you…"
Majoren smiled. "Shouldn't you all get going, Yuki?"
"O-Oh… right! Everyone, ikuzo!"
"RIGHT!!" they all shouted, pumping their fist in the air.
Yuki's old tutor laughed.
"I have a feeling they'll all be just fine…"
Yuki herself grinned.
I really think… This will only be the start of the whole adventure.
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"Class good morn… Shinoya?"
Seki-sensei raised an eyebrow at the sight of the blonde girl apparently writing something down on the board.
"Okay… Er… Kanji is done in delicate strokes… Yes… Yes!"
"What are you doing Shinoya?" the teacher asked, raising an eyebrow.
"I'm writing my name." she replied, cheerfully. "I wanted to do a reintroduction."
"Eh… Why Shinoya?"
"Because my kanji's gotten better then earlier! That and because all everyone knows is my name, why I'm here, and that my Japanese is rusty."
Seki-sensei took a good look at Shinoya's whimsical signature, and smiled, recalling how at first all her name looked like was a bunch of scribbles.
"Well… Alright then."
"Arigatou! Yosha… Ohayou, minna-san! Watashi no Shinoya Yuki desu!" Yuki giggled. "And I hail all the way from America! But my Japanese isn't that good… I spent too much time there see, and my handwriting is even worse… Regardless, I still want to try my hardest! Watashi...makenai!"
"Shinoya-san, even if you say that, your Japanese sounds just fine." Tamaki scoffed, folding her arms.
"Hontou? Glad to hear it, Tamaki!" Yuki chirped. "I'm really glad!!"
Everyone seemed to blush at this, but the blonde continued.
"Either way… After everything, this is really what I wanted to say… My name's Shinoya Yuki and…"
Glancing at Doremi and Kurumi, she grinned.
"And I would really like to become friends with all of you!!"
-Fated Remeetings: Owari-
Yuki: Hey, hey! Don't think it's the end just yet! The next installment is coming up!
Doremi: Apparently becoming friends with everyone is a lot harder than you thought, huh Yuki-chan?
Hazuki: But we'll be rooting for you!
Yuki: Ehhh?! I'm not the ONLY one with people problems minna!
Kurumi: True, true…
Aiko: But don't give up!
Yuki: ARGH!! Why do some people have to be so difficult?!
Onpu: It's just their way!
Momoko: english No worries, Yuki-chan!
Hana: Hana-chan will help!
Moriko: hey… SOMEBODY needs to help Akemi-chan!
Akemi: M-Moriko-chan…
Doremi: Yuki-chan, we'll all help…
Yuki: Looks like there are some lessons in need of being learned.
Doremi: Next time on Ojamajo Doremi: Tomo-DACHI…
Yuki: The beginning of "Lessons in Friendship"! I'll do my best, and remember! Friendship comes before everything and always treasure it!
All the Ojamajos: See you next time! Bye-bye!
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EXTRA:
Japanese Lesson:
Konnichiwa: Hello and Good Afternoon
Ohayou: Good Morning
Oyasumi: Good Night
Nani: What? (Nan da means What happened?)
Arigatou: Thank You
Hontou: Really?
Ja ne: See you later!
Eeto: Um…
Gomen: Sorry (Gomen-naisai is more polite.)
Sugoi: Great, amazing
Hai: Yes or Okay
Iie: No
Minna: Everyone
Mm: Actually pronounced 'un', basically means 'yeah' or 'yes'.
Ne: Right? (If at the beginning of a sentence, it means 'Hey'.)
Damatte: Be quiet or Shut up. Whichever works!
Bishounen: Pretty boy (Often shortened to 'bishie' by Yuki.)
Matte: Wait! (Chotto matte means Wait a minute!)
Mou: Geez!
Demo: But…
Anou: Well…
Surimasen: Excuse me?
Murasakiko: Purple girl
Kawaii: Cute (Kawaiiko is basically a cute girl.)
Baka: Idiot, stupid… Whichever works.
Yokatta: Thank goodness! Or I'm so glad!
Yosha: Alright
I translated all this just so you all get the basic idea! Also, 'Oneesama' means 'Older sister', as in Yuki's affectionate way of saying she looks up Onpu. 'Onii-san' and 'Onii-chan' both mean older brother, but Saiki-kun's 'Onii-chan' is a cuter way of saying it! Likewise, 'otouto-chan' is an informal way of saying 'little brother', and is Akatsuki-kun's way of making fun of him!
Also 'Watashi' pretty much means 'I', and 'No' shows possession or introduction. Was in 'Watashi no Yuki' or 'Watashi no namae Shinoya Yuki' means either 'I'm Yuki' or 'My name's Shinoya Yuki!'. 'Watashi makenai', as in Yuki's trademark saying means 'I won't lose' or 'I won't give up'! The ending tachi means 'and friends'. And owari? 'The end'!
And that's it for our lesson! Forewarning: Ojamajo Doremi will use much more Japanese in the future!
Ja ne!