Hey all! How are you?

This will most likely be the second-to-last segment of Act 1. It's about time to wrap it up and continue to Act 2. I'm excited! :3

~Yuu's POV~

It took me a long, long, long, long, long time to get here. I'm too little to look in the windows - I hate being too little - so I had to open every single door down the hall.

Let me back up. I'm in the hospital visiting Tsubasa. Basically they don't let anybody in here who isn't a relative - I tried to tell them he didn't have a relative anyway but they didn't listen - and so I sneaked back here. It's no big deal, really. I'm not planning to hurt anyone or break anything so I figure I can come back here.

I finally found his room by peeking through each door like I said - I nearly missed him too. Somebody pulled his hair back underneath him so I didn't recognise him. He looks so different now, like he's been sick or something - he wasn't like this when I met him. He's all pale and worn-out looking. I think he's asleep, and I'm not gonna risk poking him to find out. I need a rest myself after running down all those halls.

I climb into the chair beside him. I figure I've got a good hour or so before I need to leave. Gingka and the others are resting after Tsubasa's big battle; the WBBA says that there's gonna be a rematch between Gingka and Kyouya tomorrow because they're not playing favourites. I don't get why - I mean, they sponsor our team in the first place - but they're the bosses and we have to listen.

The point is that nobody was paying attention to me and the one person who does ever listen is in the hospital - so obviously the solution was to go there.

Tsubasa might look peaceful except that he's got sweat running down his scalp and his eyebrows are all crooked. I lean in for a closer look. I'm pretty worried about the poor guy. Ever since the battle with Ryuga he's seemed kinda off. I can't place it, exactly, but it's like he's fighting something.

He has a long brown feather in his hands. He's smoothing it in his fingers while he sleeps. I hope he's not having a nightmare; I hate nightmares.

I guess I leaned too far over, because I look up and find out I fell on the edge of the bed. For a minute I'm about to get off, but I guess Tsubasa won't mind. He has plenty of room, and he's asleep, anyway.

Maybe me being here will help him not have bad dreams. Him and his feather and me. I lie on my side on the end of the bed for a little and then maybe I'll close my eyes, just until he wakes up...

~Madoka's POV~

It takes a lot of finagling on our part, but finally we get somebody to let us into the hospital ward. Normally only family members are allowed to see the patients, but we may as well be family, I suppose.

Our visit here has two purposes: first and foremost, to visit Tsubasa. They said he should be awake by now. Second, Yuu went missing about 45 minutes ago. Gingka suspects he sneaked into the ward to see Tsubasa. The two of them are so close. I'm hoping that whatever is wrong with Tsubasa won't disrupt their friendship.

We open the door to room 208 and there he is, on the bed, his eyes shut. I hope he has had a good rest today. I look towards the window for a moment; if my calculations are correct, it's been about 4 hours since he was admitted. The sun is contemplating evening, hovering above the horizon in lazy uncertainty.

Then my eyes shift to the end of the bed. There is Yuu, curled on his side facing Tsubasa's feet. I smile. It's no surprise that he would come here. Sometimes I wonder if he doesn't feel a bit left out, being the youngest on Gan Gan Galaxy. He's fast asleep; good. He needs his rest.

Tsubasa was asleep too. but now he opens his eyes, groans, and sits up. His hair is pulled into a messy tail behind his head, and he fumbles with the tie until his hair falls loose around his shoulders. He gives us a weak smile.

"Hi, guys."

"Hey." Gingka goes to stand beside him. "How are you feeling?"

"As well as can be expected, I guess." I realise that he didn't really give us an answer. How much is to be expected? "Did I win?"

"Yes," Masamune tells him. "You seemed really...into it out there. It was intense."

"Yeah, I guess I got kind of caught up", he says.

Our voices wake Yuu, who sits up and starts talking immediately about his adventures sneaking into the hospital. Masamune and Gingka get caught up in conversation.

I am the only one who notices how strange Tsubasa is suddenly acting. He's staring at the window with a panicked, wild gaze. I look and see nothing there, only the buildings across the street. But I suppose he sees something that freaks him out because the next thing I know, he's crying out and hitting at the window with a chair. Gingka yells in alarm and grabs him, trying to calm him down.

I'm so scared. I don't know what's happening to him. What if he really hurts someone? Ends up in rehab? As far as I know, he's the best agent the WBBA has. He's our teammate, our best friend. I hate to see him like this - being rushed down a hall on a gurney. Gingka and Masamune race behind him and I take Yuu's hand.

Yuu is crying. This must be terrible for him. Tsubasa is his big brother, his best friend. When someone you love stops playing with a full deck, things are scary.

I squeeze his hand tight as we follow the orderlies. I'm here for Yuu. We all are.

And we're here for Tsubasa, too.