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Shunko, Surge, and Ichigo were waiting outside the superintendent's office until Pierre came out. After to what seemed forever, Pierre mentioned for them to come in but Ichigo didn't want to move any further than her seat. Shunko sighed as he pushed his friend in, "you go in first so I can talk to her." Surge's eyes grew big until Shunko was able to close the door and breathed 'stupid' as he looked back at his sister. "What's wrong Ichigo? This is only so that we can be closer to Zakuro like we - …" he tried to finish when she shook her head.
"Zakuro will be mad if I decide to go against her wishes. She wanted me to go to the Lobelia school while she went here so that way I can be comfortable and not make too much of a fuss."
"Why? There are about a dozen activities for us to do here, Surge and I have to protect both you and Zakuro, and if you go back to that all girls' school then there's no hope to save our home!"
Ichigo shook her head, turned around, and bumped into Nekozawa falling backwards into Shunko's arms. "Gomen," she said before she realized who she was talking too and freaked out. Shunko patted her head as he glared at this guy in the black robe.
Neko-san was about to reach out just as a hand took hold of his and made his gaze turn towards them. "Neko-san, don't you have anything else to do besides scare girls?" Belzeneff's head nodded a bit, "why yes, I was called in to make sure the plans for the upcoming party will be a hit. Zaku-san will be most charming in a black dress."
Zakuro shook her head no, "I'll wear one of my own dresses and not Hitchiitan-sama's dress. Besides, Ichigo will be going back to the all girls' school, right Ichigo?"
Ichigo held tight onto her brother's sleeve as she stood behind him carefully watching Neko-san. Zakuro looked over at him, pointed her thumb another way, and waited for him to turn around to pull his robe and wig off.
"Cheater! Give me back my robe," he yelled as he cried in pain. Zakuro evaded his arms as Neko-san was forced to look at Ichigo then was able to get his robe back without a hitch. Zakuro smirked, turned back to Ichigo and patted her head.
"See? There's nothing to fear about Neko-san. He can't help it if he's scary looking with his robe on," she said looking back at him then held her hand flat as she closed her eyes and smiled, "he can't even make his little sister like him because she's in elemantry school." Neko-san twitched as she continued, "Neko-san is better looking without his dark clothes, but you can never tell by the way he acts either, that is the other reason why he can't get a girl to even come close."
"Say what you want about me Zaku-san, but cross my path again and a deadly curse you will have," he said smirking. Zakuro flipped her hair to the side as she made a very evil face herself, "even so you don't scare me Neko-san. That's why I like to hang out with the Black Magic Club instead of Tama-chan's club." She waved her left hand then stopped suddenly. Shunko and Surge noticed the same thing at the same time as she did but Ichigo looked at everyone confused until she looked back at Neko-san, seeing his blue eyes underneth the robe and couldn't help but wonder if he could show her a heart.
Pierre came running out of the superattendant's office, bolted towards the nearest door, and ran as fast as he could to the field in the back of the school. Zakuro followed close on his tail, Shunko was holding onto Ichigo's hand as he pulled her with Surge holding her other hand until Shunko decided to let her go to catch up with Zakuro.
Pierre stopped in the middle of the vast field, looked up, and saw something he hoped was gone forever. "Father!" Pierre gasped, turned his head, and saw Zakuro coming really close to him. He suddenly senced something, turned his head back, and saw a long spear head straight for Zakuro.
Pierre leaped for her, pushed her out of the way, and both landed in the grass without getting hurt. "Are you all right Pierre-sama," Shunko asked helping Zakuro to her feet. Pierre didn't answer nor hear the question, for he was too tied up at staring at the spear that tried hurting Zakuro.
"Pierre, Zakuro, what is that thing," Ichigo asked as she and Surge came up.
"No, it can't be …" Pierre's voice trailed off as he slowly leaned closer to it holding out his hand to reach for it.
"Your hieness wait," Surge said calling upon his sword and uniform to be ready just in case anything happened.
Pierre almost touched it when dark and negitive lightning hit his hand, covered his entire body, and threw him back a bit. Zakuro raced over to his side and leaned over him as his eyes slowly opened as he whispered, "I thought that was rid of that power since Chocolat defeted him, why is it here?"
"What do you mean," Zakuro asked as Pierre slowly looked into her eyes, "do not touch it Zakuro, or else you could be affected by it's dark magic." She didn't understand but nodded her head saying she would listen. At that same moment more black lightning appered, both Zakuro and Pierre looked at the source and saw Surge trying to attack it with his sword. After he flew backwards the spear pulled itself out of the ground, hovered in the air for a bit, then rested straight up as if someone was holding it.
"Show yourself," Shunko yelled as he changed into his knightly clothes, "I'm not afraid of you!"
A sudden voice with a hoarse tone spoke back, "you should be!" Suddenly Shunko was being attacked by the dark lightning until he fell to his knees barely holding his head up. Ichigo ran over to her brother's side until the voice spoke up again, "ah Vanilla – come back to the dark side. We need a powerful witch to set me free."
She shook her head while she spoke, "I am Ichigo, daughter of Vanilla and granddaughter to Candy. I have a pure heart and will never be able to go to the dark side!"
"Way to go Ichigo," Zakuro thought to herself as Pierre got to his feet slowly with her help. He looked up at the sky then yelled with all his might, "Vanilla is the subsitute Queen for the Magical World! Chocolat has been in a coma for years now! Give it up and go back to the dark side where you belong Glacé!"
"What," Zakuro said looking at her father. It seemed as though everyone did the same thing as her. Pierre glared down at Zakuro, grabbed her by the shoulders and practically yelled at her not to touch the spear. Zakuro shook her head then asked why but all Pierre said now was because it was her grandfather's evil power returned.
Zakuro pulled her head back for a second as she thought about the stories she was told about her grandfather, Glacé. As the memories poured out, the spear slowly began to glow. Pierre gritted his theeth and held out his hand yelling out, "zéro absolu," as ice crystals flew straight at the spear with taking no affect.
The voice began laughing as the ice crystals slowly began to form a body. Surge swung his blade at the newly forming body calling out a spell his dad taught him, "charrue blis!" Shunko held out his hands as he yelled the spell Robin was famous for, "grand lumiere!" Both attacks hit the target at the same time but again nothing happened. The figure was in full form now, the Grand Duke of Darkness Glacé, stood before them with a laughing smile to his face.
"Try to keep up if you can, noir etoile!"
Several spears began flying about, everyone tried to dodge as many as they could but soon one landed right near Ichigo just barely missing her, made Zakuro mad. "Leave her alone," she yelled as her hair slowly began to flair about. Even her blue eyes stared to get a crystal glare to them. Glacé stared at Zakuro for a moment then realized what she planned to do to him.
"So," he began as he held out his free hand to her, "you are the next one in my line. What is your name dear one?"
Pierre stood in front of her as dark energy swirled around the both of them. Glacé laughed then used some of his own crystal energy to whirl him a few feet away. "Father," she yelled then tried using her own ogre magic against her grandfather. He snapped his fingers as her attack became snow.
"Now," he asked again, "what is your name? You look like my daughter Chocolat but you have Pierre's eyes – so it is obvious that you are my granddaughter, so what is your name?"
She looked at her father trying to get up with Surge, Shunko and Ichigo standing over him. Zakuro balled up her fist, "my name is Zakuro Meilleure, daughter of Chocolat Meilleure and granddaughter of Cinnamon! This is my home and I will not let you take that or anyone I care about away from me!"
"Chandelle de Glace," Zakuro yelled as such ice power came out of her body and directly hit her grandfather throwing him back making his spear land directly below her feet. She shook her head then saw what she just did, looked down, and saw the spear glow a light blue color.
"Leave it alone," Pierre yelled, "his power is too much for you to handle!"
Zakuro looked over at him then turned her head back from seeing something out of the corner of her eyes. It was the spear, then a sudden bright light formed a type of bracelet around her right wrist; it was silver with a single blue jewel in the middle with several smaller purple jewels all around the blue one.
Suddenly Zakuro noticed that her body felt ice cold, then noticed how her pendant began glowing as she yelled out, "Sugar Sugar Rune! Noir Rune!" A bright white light went all around her body as ice crystals formed a one piece outfit. Around her neck was a black ribbon with diamonds embedded into it with her heart holder hanging off of it like a charm; her gold earrings turned into diamond studs with a single ice crystal falling off almost like a tear drop shape. A strapless tight white dress that it's skirt was a miniskirt, but it had an ice blue ribbon tied into a bow off to the left side with the ends just trailing off that stopped almost to her knees; a white wristband on her left wrist with the bracelet on her right, a black ribbon wrapped itself around her left leg down until it stopped at her ankles and a single band on her right, both were holding up ice blue sheer leggings with ankle length white boots.
Pierre, Shunko, Surge and Ichigo stared at Zakuro a while until they saw that the ice crystals whirled her hair up turning it blonde, then when she opened up her eyes they were green like Chocolat's eyes.