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Disclaimer: I have no rights to Full Moon Wo Sagashite the manga, the anime, or the dub. The previous are owned by various companies. The manga was created by Arina Tanemura.

Chapter 5: Deadly waves

Thoughts were spinning through Meroko's head so fast they barely had time to register before the next one hit her. Where's Takuto? I've got to find them! What if I'm too late…

She stopped dead in her tracks and pushed the thought away. No….she couldn't think that. She didn't have just Mitsuki to worry about after all. As a shingami, she had to retrieve Mitsuki's soul at the appointed time. Takuto, a newcomer, was already not showing much promise as a shinigami, and she had to help him…

So in a moment she was off, her swimsuit exchanged for her regular outfit and the float gone. She had to find them, she just had to.

Meanwhile, Mitsuki's photo shoot was finally reaching a break. Mitsuki was more than relieved, she wasn't sure she could've held that last pose any longer.

The camera women noticed her look of exhaustion and smiled at her. "Thanks, Full Moon, you were great." She turned to all the workers. "Ok, everybody, let's have lunch and meet back here in an hour!"

Mitsuki stretched her arms out a bit and walked over to Takuto. "Ready?" she asked cheerfully. Takuto slightly smiled. She looks so pretty when she's happy… he thought. But of course, I can never tell her that.

"Takuto?" Mitsuki asked again. Takuto, shaken out of his thoughts, jumped slightly. "Yeah, shorty, let's go. Meroko's got to be around here somewhere." Mitsuki nodded. "Right!"

Over in the opposite direction, Meroko flew just below the clouds, scanning the ground desperately for Takuto and Mitsuki. This is all my fault, I've got the shinigami handbook…I never should've left them….

She shook her head. Get a hold of yourself, Meroko! Takuto's with her, she'll be fine… she told herself.

Twenty five minutes had passed and Mitsuki was starting to get tired. "Oh, where could Meroko be?" she asked to no one in particular. She looked at the ocean longingly. "Break's going to be over soon…."

Takuto didn't exactly know why, but he wanted to see her smile again. "You go back and swim. I can keep looking for Meroko." There it was, Mitsuki's smile. "Really, Takuto? Thanks so much!" she exclaimed.

Takuto watched her skip away for a moment, proud of himself. But why did he have this chilling feeling he shouldn't have left her alone? Pushing it way and telling himself it must be nothing, he kept on looking.

Mitsuki skipped to a spot right by the photo shoot. Taking off her sandals, she felt the sand through her toes, totally at ease. It brought back a memory…

Flashback

A younger Mitsuki, about the age of ten, leaned down in the sand, clutching a moon-shaped pendant. Staring at the ground as the waves pounded against the shore, she wrote Eichi in the sand.

The tide came and erased the words. The younger Mitsuki paused, and then wrote I like you in the sand. The tide came and erased those words.

End flashback

Mitsuki knew the memory well. Shorty after that she realized she was in love with Eichi.

Why had she been able to admit to the sand what she hadn't been able to say to Eichi? She wondered. Staring down at the sand, just like the day two years she slowly raised her finger and wrote Eichi I'll find you in the sand.

And just like the first time the tide came and swept the words away. She paused a moment and wrote and then I can tell you how I feel. The tide swept these words away too.

Sitting not far behind her a girl with purple hair wearing dark sunglasses scowled. "That Full Moon is so carefree! Look at her, she's writing in the sand for goodness sake!"

She punched the sand, causing a cute pink pig sitting nearby to squeal loudly. The girl glared at it. "Oh, be quiet!" she looked back at Full Moon. "How can I, Madoka, be losing to her? I thought that note would scare her out of the singing business, she has such low self-confidence…"

She looked down at the sand, and her voice was hollow as she said, "It's not fair. It's been….so hard for me. I've had to work hard all my life to get where I am today…."

Mitsuki stood up and removed her ponytail holder, shaking out her hair. Taking a deep breath she placed her hands in the position for a perfect dive and gracefully entered the water (Madoka muttered "Show off!" from her spot in the sand).

Madoka watched, sill scowling at, the surface of the water. But a minute passed and Full Moon hadn't resurfaced. Madoka kept staring, her heart starting to beat faster and faster. Another two minutes passed. Can anyone last that long underwater? She wondered.

When another minute passed, Madoka knew she had to tell someone. She couldn't just stand here! The staff members for Full Moon's photo shoot were starting to set up again, and grabbing her pig, Gutchan, she ran over to them. "Hey! Hey!" she yelled. "Full Moon- I think she's drowning!

Under the water, Mitsuki was desperately trying to swim above surface. Her ankle was caught on some sort of reed, and no matter how hard she tried she couldn't seem to break free.

With a sinking feeling she knew she was running out of air, and fast. Her head was starting to spin, and she was exausting from the struggle. Takuto… she thought desperatley, before drifting off into an unconscious sleep. Can you save me...

Authors Note: I ended on a cliffhanger again! Anyway, please review and let me know what you think!