Zakuro walked down the lonely hallway by herself with Duke on one shoulder and Blanca on the other.

Both familiars looked around as Zakuro kept her eyes straight ahead.

"I never knew that Ouran was this big-kero."

"Not as big as Lobelia-chu."

"Will the both of you be quiet? I'm trying to hear if Ichigo said anything else."

Both frog and mouse hushed in an instant as the sound of footsteps behind them came close.

Zakuro waited until the sound was in reach, turned around and held her leg up in the air as if to hit somebody.

"Tamaki?"

His shocked face made him wilt to the floor as he sighed.

Zakuro put her leg down and bent over a bit, "what are you doing? I told you not to follow me."

He pointed a finger up, "actually you said 'screw you' but I don't really take that from someone I just met a few hours ago."

He stood up as he held out a hand, "we're friends right?"

Zakuro stared at his hand, raised an eyebrow, and then looked up as his gentle face, "friends you said?"

"Hai!"

Zakuro did her peek-a-boo glasses and saw a green heart.

Duke and Blanca did the same as Tamaki took his hand back then stared at them.

Zakuro pulled her arm down, "not really."

Duke, from sitting on her shoulder, yelled in her ear, "are you crazy-kero!? Take the Midori Haato now!"

Zakuro grabbed him and threw him at the window, "whip your butt!"

She stood up and looked back at the half freaking out Tamaki.

"Hey Blanca, is there a spell I can use on him?"

"Not really-chu. Just let him 'soak it in' as they say in the human world-chu."

Zakuro turned around and began walking again as Duke rubbed his face and began hopping off towards her.

"You can't leave me alone! Why are you taking sides with that rat?"

Tamaki watched as his cool sempai walked down the hall until she turned halfway back around and stood still.

He ran over to her, picked up Duke, and looked back at her.

"Sempai? What are you really?"

She looked down at Duke as he looked up at Tamaki, "Zakuro is different than her mom but much different than Ichigo. The biggest difference is that she's not from this world."

He looked up at the ceiling, "so you're an alien?"

She did a head lock on him as they continued to walk, "no you baka! I'm a witch."

"Really? I thought they were just a chapter in my history book."

Duke hopped on Tamaki's shoulder as Zakuro let him go.

"That only happened because a banished witch gave birth to a Halfling and taught them how to use magic."

"Oh? So the Salem Witch Trails were all because of a banished witch? Why was she banished? And from where?"

Zakuro flipped some of her hair back behind her shoulder, "curious neko-chan huh? The Salem Witch Trails were in the New World Tamaki … meaning America? You should really study your history more."

He pouted.

"Many of those so-called 'witch hunts' happened in Europe, some parts of Africa and Britain, and also in America. Manly in Europe … you're from France you should know this."

He lifted up his head.

"Yes I know about you Tamaki. What kind of person doesn't pay attention to their school?"

He looked as though he were going to cry.

Blanca tugged on her hair a bit as Zakuro turned back to Tamaki and saw his face, "you ok?"

He shook his head, "tell me more about anata ga itteta eien no sekai. Onagai."

She smiled a bit.

"Humans can't see magic and for good reasons. The seven ancestors of Le Royaume created the Magical World after running away from the human world. One of the seven was a man …"

Her voice broke as a shadow fell over her eyes and Tamaki walking up to her pace.

"… the Ice Prince, as he was called, but his real name was Glace'. As old as he may have been he was in fact my grandfather."

"Zakuro-sempai?"

"After his body was finished his life was not and then created an energy so strong that he ruled over the Ogres. Grandmother was a full blooded witch; mama was half witch and half ogre, where as me … I'm not really sure."

"Why is that Zakuro-san?"

"Well when my parents were small children the ogres found them and took my father to rule over the ogres as a prince. He looked so much like Glace' that was the main reason why they took him. Born as a witch but raised as an ogre, my father began to hate all that was of Le Royaume. It wasn't until they were both in the human world they met again and began to fall in love."

Tamaki smiled as he looked ahead, "tsuretette onegai."

Zakuro looked up at the now smiling Tamaki, "what?"

He looked back at her as he put his hands on her shoulders and made her face him.

"If you are as you say you are, then use magic to take to where you're from. If that's not too much trouble for you to be in, that is."

She pinched his ear, "I was in trouble the moment you followed me baka!"

She let him go then gave him a hug as he suddenly made a surprised face.

"Demo, I'm glad that I could finally talk to someone about it besides Ichigo."

Tamaki moved his eyes over towards the side of his face where her chin was resting on his shoulder and her arms folded by his side.

He smiled, moved his arms over her shoulders, and hugged her back, "your welcome Zakuro."

They stood like that for a while until she pulled away, "now we're friends."

Blanca's fur stood on edge as she 'hissed' and Duke standing up.

"Zakuro … be ready for anything that comes."

She looked around, got a sword from the wall and readied herself, "hai."

Both Duke and Blanca got a few steps in front of the two as Tamaki picked up the other sword and readied himself just in case.

"What's wrong Duke," Zakuro asked.

"Mahou no omajinai."

Zakuro glanced down at him, "by who?"

"By me."

They looked up and saw the guy that was following Ichigo held up her necklace.

"That is Ichigo-sama's pendant! Chu!"

"Where is Ichigo!?"

He smiled as he rubbed his hair by his right ear to show that it was pointed.

Zakuro took a step forward, "I'm not going to say it again!"

He held up his arm that wasn't holding the pendant and threw it out over at Tamaki.

Zakuro moved her sword sideways as Tamaki just stood there. Half confused and half aware that he was supposed to do something, but he really didn't know what for sure exactly.

Zakuro, being a witch, was able to see this guy's magical orbs that were aiming for her new found friend.

She moved her sword one last time as the guy held his teeth together with frustration.

She narrowed her eyes as she came up right behind him and threw the sword into his arm.

Anata ga itteta eien no sekai - the eternal world from which you spoke

Tsuretette - take me along

Mahou no omajinai - a magic spell