Shadow: Yo minna!!! Thank you for reading Broken Wings! We love you! ^^ -glances at the room which has a dark aura- Err…well, I love you. ^^;

Amu: Well, we would be in a good mood too if you didn't mess with Haruko, Kukai, and Ikuto. They've been moping in their own corner for the whole time.

Shadow: Well, I know they're pissed, but why you and the other guardians?

Ran: We tried cheering them up, but they attacked us with their chara changes.

Shadow: Tsuki's not here. How did Haruko-?

Rima: It turns out Haruko somehow made weapons from the camping trip…and she's using them…

Shadow: Oh come on. What can she make?

Miki: Apparently, a stone sword, a battle axe, and a gun made out of wood.

Shadow: -looks at Haruko fiddling with gun in the corner- … smart ass…-_-;


I looked away from Kukai. I covered my mouth. I still had a faint feeling of Ikuto's lips. Kukai turned away also. "…did he kiss you again…?"

My back faced him. I held myself, feeling tears making their way out. I heard Kukai take a step forward and reaching his hand out toward me. "Haruko…"

His words triggered my body. When Kukai held a loose grip of my hair, I made a run for it. I heard Kukai's footsteps chasing after me. "Haruko!" he called out. I ignored him and hid in the small forest Seiyo had.

When I lost Kukai, I stopped behind a tree and rested there. I fell to my knees, covering my mouth so no one would here my whimpering.


After minutes of crying, I wiped my eyes away and walked around. I sweatdropped, seeing that I was now lost in the castle-like school. That was when I stumbled across an abandoned building. In front of it was a sign that said planetarium.

"…planetarium…?" I mumbled as I jumped over the chains and walked to the door. I looked at the knobs and opened them. My eyes widened when I saw there was an imagery of the night sky. "Sugoi…"

I looked all around. My eyes stopped when I saw a figure looking at me with a smile. It was the First K. "You…" I whispered.

"Ah. I see you have found this place. Good. Good." He cheered and took a sip from a cup. I walked to him and took a seat.

"Well…anyway…" I looked at the "sky" again. "Why do you even have a planetarium in this school? No one even comes here."

He looked up too. "Well… that may be true, but I like astronomy. They somehow tell us a story."

"How?" I blinked when Tsukasa handed me a book. I looked at the title. Kokoro no Tamago. "The Heart's Egg…?" I opened it.

"All kids hold an egg in their soul. The egg of our hearts, our would-be selves. Yet, unseen…" I turned the next page, showing a picture of an egg with a face. "In all eggs, there was an egg that was lost. 'Who am I…? Where am I from? Where should I go?' it wondered. The egg asked a dog and a cat if it was with them. They both said…"

I turned the page. "'I don't know. It's not me.' The lost egg went on a journey to meet its owner, wondering what kind of person he or she is. And then…" I turned the page again, only to see remains of ripped paper. I looked at Tsukasa. "A page is missing…"

"Yes. I know. I have it." He finished his tea and refilled it.

"If you do, why aren't you going to fix it?"

"I guess you don't fully understand the book then." He gave a small sigh.

"What do you mean?"

"Reread the story. And think deeply about it. Doesn't it seem familiar to you?"

"No way in hell I'm reading something again. It may be only 15 pages, but rereading something is just so troublesome." I stated. Tsukasa chuckled.

"Speaking of trouble…what was worrying you?"

"Wha-what do you mean…?" I asked nervously.

"The reason why you came here was because you had trouble about something, yes?"

"Maybe…" I looked to my side. "How do you know?"

"Well, there's a saying that if you're ever uneasy about things, you'll wind up here."

"Really?" I looked at him. I gazed up at the stars. "You know. Now that I think of it, the story some what reminds me of the guardian eggs and stuff. The egg was a guardian egg and its owner doesn't believe in their true self. That's why it was lost, right?"

"Yes. And do you know whose egg is that?" I shook my head.

"Of course I don't. You have the rest of the story, don't you?" He gave another chuckle and nodded. "You chuckle, nod, and smile too much. You know that right?"

He looked back at the night sky. "Do you like the night?"

"Hm? What kind of question is that?" He didn't answer. I sighed. "Well…I do like it, but it's sort of scary once you think about it. You won't be able to see anything, it being dark and all, so you won't know the dangers that will come to you."

"Is that so? Although…" he took a sip out of his tea. "The night isn't all black. Won't the stars guide you through the darkness?" I looked at him curiously. "Nighttime is its own world with many suns."

"The stars?"

"Yes. The stars."

"They won't help you. Even if they have light, it isn't enough to brighten up the whole land."

"So are you saying you like daytime better? And that the stars are useless?"

"I'm not saying that… it's just…" I trailed off and thought about it. "The stars aren't that useless. They do help light up things, but not as bright as the sun. And they can help people find their way too. Like that North Star thing."

"You're starting to get the idea. And like the North Star, that lost egg will find its way to their owner with the help of friends."

"Eh? That egg story again?" I shook my head. "You still never told me how the egg will find its way to the owner."

"You'll find out sooner or later." He took out 14 cards and placed them faced down on a table that was between us. "Anyway, pick two cards."

"Y-you're not serious are you?" I asked.

"Please pick two."

I sighed and took the one at the end and one in the middle. I looked at it. One was a Jack, but the other one wasn't even a card. It had a picture of an X egg(somewhat like one. It had the X but also a white zigzag line in the middle with cat heads inside) and a white cross beside it. Chains were wrapped around both. I held it up.

"What kind of card is this?" I asked Tsukasa. He took both cards and then took another one from the pile still laid out. I looked at it and saw the Joker. He put them all away.

"Ah…I see now." He looked at the sky again, seeing that it was starting to turn brighter. I looked up too, also noticing the change of light.

"The stars are going away…"

"All but one." Tsukasa said and pointed up. I looked at where he was pointing and saw the sun rising. He looked at me. "You said you thought that nighttime is a dangerous time, am I correct?"

I nodded, still watching the sun slowly go up. "And you also had a problem too. Right?"

"Where's this getting at?" I asked and sat up straighter.

"Let me just say this: After winter comes the summer. After night comes the dawn. After every storm, there comes a clear, open sky."

"Eh? What that's supposed to mea-"

"Haruko!" Someone yelled as the doors busted open. I jumped from the unexpected noise and turned around.

"Ku-kukai-" I was cut off by him glomping me.

"Haruko! Where were you?! I got so worried!!" He held me tighter. I turned pink.

"So-sorry…" I turned to my side and let go of him. "How did you find me anyway?"

"Everyone spotted me when I was still looking for you. When I told you that you were upset, Amu said you could've been in here, saying that people who are troubled to wind up here."

"A-ah…really…?" I looked at Tsukasa, thinking it was his doing. He smiled under his cup as he was watching the event in front of him.

"Kukai! I told you to wait for us!" Amu yelled as she and the others finally came through the door.

"Eh~~Amu-chi. You should know it's useless. Kukai's too much in love with Haruko." Yaya whined. She grabbed my arm. "You know, when we found him, he was running all over the place trying to look for you. You should've seen him!" she whispered.

"E-eh…? Y-you're joking, right?" I nervously laughed.

"I'm actually a little jealous." Rima said.

"Wa-wait! Was Kukai really that jumpy?" The guardians all nodded with a sly smile. I blushed.

"He was like a worried boyfriend." Nagehiko pointed out.

"Nagehiko!" I whined as I hit him on the head. Everyone laughed. Amu noticed Tsukasa.

"Mr. Caretaker? What are you doing here?" she asked.

"I was just looking at the stars. They were telling me about the new chapter of the story." Tadase glanced at Tsukasa, who nodded.

"Again with the story things?" Ran sweatdropped.

"Well. You all should go. It's almost 5." Tsukasa said as he stood up from his chair. Everyone nodded and walked out the door.


"I'm sorry…" Kukai apologized. I looked at him, confused. "I made you cry. I'm sorry…"

I shook my head. "It's alright. I'm over it now."

Kukai looked at me, shocked. "So you liked it when that black cat kissed you?!" The guardians were shocked now too.

"Eh?!? Ikuto kissed you?!" Amu yelled. People looked at us questionably. I covered her mouth, embarrassed.

"Not so loud..!" I whispered. She nodded apologetically. I took my hand away and sighed. "Anyway, I didn't let Ikuto kiss me. He forced me to, so no, I didn't like it."

Kukai crossed his arms and pouted. "I don't believe you."

"What?!" I yelled.

"You heard me."

"How am I supposed to make you believe me then?" I crossed my arms. He looked at me with a smirk and pointed to himself.

"Kiss me." Everyone's eyes widened.

"What?!!" I yelled.

"In order to make me believe you, you have to kiss me." he stated. I anxiously looked at everyone.

'I can't do that in front of everyone! It's too embarrassing!' I blushed. Kukai looked at me and noticed my nervousness. He laughed.

"You actually believe me? You're so funny Haru-chan!" Kukai laughed as he gave me a noogie.

"Grr… Of course I did! You said it so coolly it made me believe it!" I whined. Kukai chuckled.

"Sorry. But you do have to do something for me."

"What is it?" I asked, hoping it wasn't going to be a thing couples do. He held out his hand.

"I'm just going easy on you. All you have to do is hold hands with me all the way home."

"Wa-wait! That's like a couple thing!" I blushed.

"Fine. If you don't want me to forgive you…" Kukai walked a few steps away before turning back with a teasing smile. I sighed and grabbed his hand.

"I'll…just get over it…" I mumbled. Kukai smiled and turned to the others. "Yosh! Let's go! Minna!" He intertwined his fingers with mine, making my blush darken.

"Hai!" they replied before joining us on our way toward home.


(Back at the planetarium)

Before turning the projector off, Tsukasa took one more glance at the sky.

It still had blue tints and stars in it, but showed the sun almost one fourth up. "Well…this story is quite tricky. But somehow, that lost egg will return to its owner and then the lock will finally open. Hopefully the main character will be able to figure it out." He glanced at his book and the two cards Haruko picked. "With the help of them of course."


Shadow: Yosh yosh yosh yosh. Another chapter done.

Miki: 7 whole pages too.

Shadow: I know…I think I felt myself…blush as I was typing this. O.o

Miki: -sighs in relief- And also, because of this chapter, Kukai and Haru-chan are in a good mood. So that means Kiseki will stop the great wall of chara project.

Shadow: …great wall of chara…?

Miki: Apparently, yes.

Shadow: -sweatdrops- Anyway. How's Ikuto doing?

Ran: He's still in his corner.

Shadow: ._.; I feel sorta bad for him now… Sorry Iku-nyan…T-T

Ikuto: …it's alright. I'll feel better when I'm going to kick Hiro's ass after he comes back from his trip to LA.

Shadow: Good luck with that. ^^