QueenJaneIvashkov: I just realised (Like, just before I started writing this) that we need to add this... cliffhanger... wow... I'm turning into Richelle Mead... (Haha, you don't know who she is) Also... no A/N for PippElulu in the last chapter... sowwwy

PippElulu: *le sigh

DOREMI'S P.O.V

I heard the knock and didn't answer. I never did anymore. But once I was told that the person at the door had my breakfast, I told them to come inside. I was fairly confident it was my mother, as it always is. Dad doesn't like coming into my room anymore, and Poppu doesn't come into my room anymore. I don't let her.

Though, when I saw who it was, I realised I probably should've been paying more attention at who's voice it was.

"Poppu... please... just..." I refused to make eye-contact with her and looked out my window.

"Doremi," Poppu started, "Why? Why must you ignore me? I'm your sister. There is no-one more understanding than me."

I closed my eyes, blocking myself from seeing the normal life which went on outside my window. I rested my head on my pillow, "I don't want you to get hurt." It was barely audible, but somehow Poppu heard it.

"How could you hurt me?" I heard Poppu place the tray down and sit on the chair at my desk.

"No..." I whispered, not wanting to talk about it.

"Please," Poppu urged, "Even if it's not everything. Just something. I can't stand living in the dark anymore. You don't know what it's like."

"I have a pretty good idea," I said, sitting up. I finally looked at Poppu, but avoided her eyes. She sat on my desk chair backwards, using the back to hold her head up. "Poppu... I'm sorry... I can't tell you anything without telling you everything. I promised."

"Promised who?" Poppu asked curiously

I looked at the floor, "Myself. Ever since this happened... I can't hurt anyone... I need to protect you... This is the only way... You can't end up like Majo Rika."

"Majo Rika?" Poppu's voice sounded confused, "What do you mean? What happened to her?"

"She... I don't know..." I really didn't.

"Doremi, please tell me. I can help you."

I was starting to get annoyed, "Poppu, leave me alone! I understand how much you want to help me, but you can't, okay? For once, you have to sit there and be helpless! As do I! I can't do anything, I'm stuck like this forever, and this is the only choice, or else I'll give up my life to make sure that you and everyone else close to me will remain okay! I didn't ask for this to happen! Please... don't make this any worse... just... let me be..."

"Doremi... what made you like this?" Poppu's voice cracked, "Why can't you tell me?"

"Only mum and dad know... I don't want to put anyone else in danger... please leave..."

"Doremi-"

"Leave!" I yelled, sending a large force of water unintentionally in Poppu's direction which threw her into the wall behind her. She looked at me with a mix of emotions - horror, surprise, worry. My eyes welled up. I didn't know what to feel. I told her to leave so I wouldn't hurt her... and I just did. Why does this have to be happening to me? It can't. This has to be a dream. I have to be dreaming. Any minute now, I will wake up and everything will be okay. Poppu and I will be best friends and I will have officially made it to 13, ready to take on the year ahead.

But, no. I was stuck in this reality - the real one. I didn't know how I was going to make it. Maybe I should just take off the necklace and end it all now.

"I'm... going to change..." Poppu spluttered out before leaving.

I stared out after her. It wasn't to difficult to notice how terrified she was. But for some reason, it didn't affect me. I could care less of what my sister thought of me now as long as she stayed away.

And it seems she'd learned her lesson.

With quiet steps, I walked over to my still open door and closed it silently before making my way back to my bed. With a small grimace I turned towards the mirror, knowing what I would find.

Despite all the nutrition I was given, exercise had left me completely and my body wasn't very healthy. I was skinny. Too skinny. And my hair was dull, had lost it's shine. My skin was extremely pale due to my lack of sunlight. In other words. I was a mess.

Falling back onto my bed,, I sighed. "Sleep, eat, sleep, eat, entertain myself by looking out a god forsaken window, eat, sleep. Ridiculous." Grasping the gem around my neck, I glared at it. ""Convenient how late Majo Rika decided to notice." I snorted condescendingly. "As much as I love the old hag and am sorry for harming her, the fact remains that she gave me the gift, despite it not being from her, and is at true fault here."

I was silent for a few seconds before I let out a cold and quiet shout of outrage.

My voice wasn't exactly what it used to be either.

"Who am I kidding? Blaming people for something that happened to ME and ME alone? Smooth, Doremi. Real smooth."

I slammed my back against the wall and slid down it.

Who knows how I went from her bed to the wall, but I did it.

Don't question it.

I sat there for a few hours without moving. All I was doing was thinking. Thinking about the mess I got myself into. It wasn't until I heard a knock on my door and a voice that, thankfully, wasn't Poppu

"Doremi?" My mother said, "Your father, sister and I are going out tonight," She walked in and set a tray on my desk, "Here's your dinner. We'll be back soon." She seemed to take a double-take of me, "Are you okay?"

I shrugged, "Same as always. Seeya, I guess."

Mum didn't say anything and left.

It didn't matter that my family wasn't home. I stayed in the confinements of my room. I ate my dinner without really tasting it and finally slid into my bed, feeling about 2% better. This must be what it's like to live with depression. Nothing makes anything feel better. It just makes it feel worse. You sometimes wonder if there's really any point in living.

I woke to sunlight streaming into the window who's curtains I didn't close the night before. The light seemed to cheerful to be in this room. All this room needed was darkness and despair. Because that's what I was feeling. No amount of sleep could change that.

I didn't get any 'room-visitors' that day. Mum never came in to give me some food and Poppu never tried to harass me.

I frowned. They would've told me that they were back.

Being extremely cautious, I opened my bedroom door and found... nothing... eerie silence surrounded me.

I tiptoed downstairs, still consumed by that silence.

And knock at the door nearly scared me out of my skin.

Slowly walking to the door, still conscious of my surroundings (And finding nobody), I answered the door.

I found a police officer.

"Harukaze-san... I'm... I'm afraid to inform you that... your family has been in a car accident."

QueenJaneIvashkov: Yeah... we started the chapter with Charmed Ivashkov, but then, I changed it xD. I'll change the top name to QJI

PippElulu: Don't judge me, I don't know what to say. I have tuna c:

QueenJaneIvashkov: JESUS THIS CHAPTER WAS DEPRESSING. I FEEL LIKE THIS SHOULD BE RATED M.

WHEN DID WE START WRITING SUCH OVER-RATED STORIES FOR OJAMAJO DOREMI, PIPPELULU?

PippElulu: Well, Ojamajo Doremi IS one of the most under-rated anime ever

QueenJaneIvashkov: True

PippElulu: Biscuit