Ichigo looked up at the door that was in front of her and saw the blonde haired guy bust it down.

Zakuro peeked around one of the sides and had her half pleasant look to her face.

"You do know that I can kick things a lot harder than you can tackle them right?"

He rubbed his arm a bit, "not really. Oh hello," he said standing up and walking over to Ichigo, "I'm Tamaki. You're Ichigo right? Zakuro's been worried about you."

Zakuro hit him on the back of the head, "I'm right here baka. Let's get you out of here Ichigo."

Ichigo peeked around her own shoulder then looked up at Zakuro since they differed in height just a bit, "don't you feel that?"

Zakuro and Tamaki looked at each other then back at her, "what?"

Ichigo pointed to the wall behind her that had a strange symbol engraved into the stone walls.

Tamaki touched it, "Ouran has no stone walls, besides the pillars that's out front, but that's different altogether. What is this?"

Ichigo hugged Zakuro's arm as Blanca nuzzled her chin.

"Don't know … let's just go and not disturb it."


They turned around and walked out of the dusty room and into the sunshine as Ichigo stretched out her arms and turned in a circle with happiness.

"Ahhh! Much better!"

The other two smiled at her as they watched as she put her fingers to her lips and gave a small light whistle.

"What was that for," Tamaki asked looking back at Zakuro as she did the same thing, "a calling for something?"

Zakuro pulled some of her hair away from her face again, "something like that."

Ichigo climbed to the top of the railing wall that she was standing by and jumped off the edge.

Tamaki's came out of his head as he ran right over and looked down to see if he can find her. Zakuro patted him on the back as he looked up at her with a confused look to his face. She smiled as she climbed over the edge and pulled Tamaki over the edge by his jacket.

He freaked out.

"Hahaha! Don't be such a baby Tamaki-chan."

A broom caught the both of them, Zakuro sitting with both legs on one side with Tamaki's face in her lap with spiral eyes and an open mouth.

Zakuro looked at him then rubbed his hair as she looked up at Ichigo sitting the same way on her broom but facing the other way.

They shrugged and made the broom's move towards the east side of Ouran where the gate was located at.

Tamaki came around by then and looked down. As soon as he did he hugged Zakuro real tight as if he was afraid of heights.

Both girls laughed as Duke hopped down to his shoulder, "you're in good hands ok? These are the next Queen Candidates for our realm. But then again the next queen has already been decided. But no matter how you look at it, you're safe and sound."

Tamaki looked up at Zakuro's gentle smile and closed eyes as her red-orange hair blew in the breeze.

Both brooms came to a stop as the girls held up their legs and the distance between them and the ground slowly decreased.

Once near a good level, Tamaki jumped down and rubbed his cheek to the cement. He had a pink mark on his face soon after doing this.

The girls looked at him, looked at each other, and then looked up at the clock tower that Ouran had.

Ichigo rubbed her curls as she began to walk off and turned around to smile at her best friend and her new friend.

Zakuro waved at her then turned on her heel to walk off, reached out for his collar, and pulled him away with her.


Ichigo smiled again as she rubbed Blanca for the 42nd time, "sorry about earlier Blanca."

Blanca held up her little paw, "don't worry about it-chu. Since school is almost out you might as well head back to the manor-chu."

Ichigo looked up at the sky, "guess I have too huh? He's going to be so mad at me for leaving campus on my first day isn't he?"

Blanca folded her paws, "maybe. But he cares for you just as much as he cares for Zakuro-san. So maybe he'll go easy on you if you say that Zakuro found you at last in her school."

Ichigo cocked her head towards one side, "I doubt it. He's my guardian here but I must always respect him no matter which world I'm at."

She sighed real loud as she turned a corner to Lobelia, "I'm dead!"


Tamaki hugged Zakuro around the neck, "you're amazing sempai!"

She punched him off of her, "you hug me again and the next one will be harder got it!?"

He nodded as he rubbed his face then looked a bit surprised, "who's that with you father?"

Zakuro blinked then turned around to see the head of the school standing with a tall and cold faced blonde haired guy.

She took a step back as she lowered her head a bit.

"This is your new substitute until your other teacher gets back Tamaki. Neige-san … this is my son and one of your new students, Tamaki."

Zakuro looked up as they shook hands.

"Nice to meet you sensei," he said then held out his hand to Zakuro, "this is my friend and sempai, Zaku-…" he was able to say before she cut him off.

"We already know each other Tamaki-chan."

He looked up at his new teacher and noticed his eyes. He looked back at Zakuro and saw that they had the same color and style of eyes.

Zakuro turned on her heel and walked off, "see you later … I'm heading off."

He watched her until she turned a corner to head back to the music room then felt a hand on his shoulder and followed it to his father's face.

"Keep in mind that she won't stay here for a long time. Now … show your teacher to the classroom so he can get familiar with these halls."

He nodded his head as his father walked off towards his office.

When he was out of sight Tamaki turned back to his teacher with a smile.

"Neige-sensei is it?"

He kept his eyes straight ahead, "Pierre Tempete du Neige … Pierre-sensei to you since you know my daughter."

He blinked, "how'd you know that I was going to ask 'is she related to you'?"

Pierre looked at the boy, "it's obvious that you've seen our eyes. Every time I look at her I see her mother more and more," he said looking up, "but her coolness comes from me."

Tamaki put his finger to his chin, "so I saw … why does she hate you so much sensei?"

Pierre closed his eyes, "that's a story all by itself. Now … where is this classroom?"

"Ah yes! This way sensei, follow me!"


Zakuro held her book bag in one hand and her knapsack of clothes in the other.

Duke sat on her shoulder with a timid face, "why must you be so cruel to your father … Chocolat's husband?"

"You also forgot to mention the Prince of the Ogres … or whatever's left of them."

Duke closed his eyes, "ah … sad day for the magical world. Poor Chocolat, if she didn't get Pierre's heart in the subconscious world then there would be no Le Royalme … or you."

Zakuro narrowed her eyes and stopped. She turned around to face the shade part of the tree she stood next to and saw her father's servant.

"Zakuro-sama … your father wishes for you to join us for dinner."

"Tell him I said no."

"But he insists Princess."

Duke looked up into her eyes as they glowed a crystallized blue.

"I said no. I won't say it again, now just leave me alone like I've said before."

Duke looked back at the guy as he put a hand over his chest and lowered his head a bit, "as you say … Princess."

He left as Duke looked back up at Zakuro and saw her eyes change back to normal as she sighed.

"Using this power gets me so tired so easily. Let's go to the store before we go home ok Duke?"

Duke said ok then stared off into space as he remembered that day that Glace' was defeated from Pierre's body thanks to the love of Chocolat.

"She has more of the Ogre's power than she does of our power. Oh Chocolat … what have you done to your daughter?"