"Kaden!" Alkaid cried, as she leaned over the balcony.

"What has just happened? Did Kuhn come from behind and win the match?!"

"Is this...what you wanted..." I whispered.

I could feel my conciousness starting to disappear.

"Kaden?"

"How... how could you do something like this?"

Kuhn shook his head, and the blackness in his eyes disappeared.

"Kaden..." He groaned.

The AIDA that had speared me disappeared. A warm light overcame me for a moment, and I thought I was lost forever, when Kuhn's voice sounded, the voice in my head.

"No, not again! I won't let it happen again."

I smiled, and sat up quickly, and kicked him in the chest, knocking the last of his HP away.

"What the hell just happened?" Haseo hissed.

"It appears that the Rebirth effect was activated." Yata replied.

"The whosa-whatzit?" Balmung asked.

Yata ignored him.

"But, who caused it then? Kaden doesn't know about it, does she?" Haseo asked.

"Her sister then, perhaps?" Yata suggested with a small grin.

"Ella?" Haseo scratched his head.

"Miriam... I will explain later, we'll meet in the 'Serpent of Lore' in an hour."

"It appears that I was yet again mistaken! Kaden has defeated Kuhn, which means her team is going on to the next round! What do you have to say Miss Alkaid?"

"It's Alkaid, and I figured that she would win. Kaden is the type to keep fighting, no matter what!" She shouted.

She laughed internally about the lie. She had been sitting on pins and needles watching that match.

"You heard it here folks! The explosive first round match and the fight for the history books! I'm your tournament commentator, and this is me, signing off!"

"Yay, we won!" Saku cheered.

"Mmhm, you betcha!" I shouted with her.

"You did well, Kaden." said Pi.

"You too!"

This is what it was like, being able to rely on friends.

"It almost feels like my party, three years ago." I whispered suddenly. "We'd get all quiet and then BAM! Loudness!"

"You're crazy Kaden!" Saku yelled emphatically.

"Yup yup!"

I skipped off toward the Chaos Gate.

"Umm, I don't mean to sound rude but..." Pi grinned. "Have you been drinking?"

"Nah..." I laughed again and then logged out.

I had e-mail from Kuhn.

We need to talk about something, you know the place.

"Hidden Forbidden Battlefield." I murmered to the screen.

There was an e-mail from Atoli, but I figured I could check it later.

"Hullo there." I said when I arrived at the Battlefield.

Kuhn turned and grinned.

"Hey, you woke up."

"Yeah, duh." I glomped him.

"Hey!"

I giggled and stood up.

"You gotta be agile. So, what happened?" I asked.

"Huh?" Kuhn scratched his head.

"Who possesed you by AIDA? Hmm?"

"I don't remember. I was fighting Sakaki, then you were awake, and then... I remember seeing AIDA for two seconds..." He frowned and looked down.

"Tch... AIDA... Always ruining my life." I scowled fiercely, and he laughed. He slipped his hand into mine and squeezed it.

"Kaden..." A familiar voice said.

My grip tightened on Kuhn's and and my body tensed.

"You didn't see me in the stands I see." It continued.

I drew one of my twin blades and turned, poised to kill if I had to. I wasn't going to lose him. And then I saw who it was.

The blade clattered to the ground.

"Hello, sis."