Shadow: Yo guys. Sorry I've now only been updating for like…every two month-

Hiro: -walks in- Yo guys I have the food- -sees Shadow and drops food- …O.O…

Shadow:…um…yo-

Hiro: What are you doing here?!

Shadow: Um…I came back to update, since I haven't in a while…

Hiro: Well, there's no need to do that! We'll do it for you! –pushes Shadow out the door- See ya! ^^

Shadow: But wai- -door slams on her face-


Tsuki looked…wow. Instead of her usual ninja attire, she wore a long, flowing golden dress with some arm warmers to match. On the edges, there was a crescent moon embedded on with midnight blue thread. Tsuki also wore a tiara, with a pure white pearl as the jewel.

"Tsuki! You look…more girly." I snickered. She gave me the same smile.

"Yeah, you also looked cute when you transformed with Yoru." I blushed. She chuckled and entered the glass orb. "So…I see you finally understand everything?"

I leaned back and nodded. "Yeah…everything…who knew…?" I frowned and bumped my head against the glass orb. "I'm such an idiot…"

"You're not an idiot. You just, didn't understand everything yet. Come on, you were 7. You didn't know any better."

"Un…" I closed my eyes.

"Everyone's been facing some kind of pain in their childhood: betrayal." She was referring to Ikuto. "Losing someone or something precious." Tadase. "Jealousy." Amu. "And pressure." To…Hiro-nii…

"So you see? You're not alone. Everyone's experienced sadness, but in different forms of it." Tsuki lifted my head(or at least tried to). "So, don't be sad. The sadness will end during time. So in the mean time, lift your head up. Don't run away from things, face it. In the process, I'm sure you'll find your way. Neh?" she tilted her head and smiled.

I smiled too, a few tears escaping me. "Yeah…"

"So…with that said and done, are you ready to make your wish Haruko?"

"I-I'm not sure…" I don't want you to go away…Tsuki sighed and gave a small smile.

"Haruko...you shouldn't hesitate because of that. Remember, I'm part of you, so I'll always be with you. Right?"

"But…"

"No buts!" She poked me hard on the forehead. "It'll be all right after this. I promise you, it will…"

I looked down for a minute, then back at her. "….right…"

"Good! Now," she folded her arms, her arm warmers gracefully following the movement. "Now, what will it be Haruko? Your wish is my command."

I laughed a little, but looked away, remembering about everyone's sad memories, including my own. "Well, it might sound corny, but…I want each person to find their own happiness someday…." When Tsuki giggled, I flinched. "Ack! I knew it sounded corny! E-err… maybe I should re-"

"No, baka!" Tsuki yelled. I glared at her. "You actually got the wish I wanted you to wish for right. It's okay, no matter how over used that wish is…" I glared at her for mocking me, she glared back.

We both smiled and laughed. "It was great seeing you again." I said. But…I guess this is goodbye.

"No! Never say goodbye, because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting!" I sweatdropped. What does Peter Pan have to do with this? "Peter Pan has something to do with this!! Because if you say goodbye, it's like we're never going to see each other again!! So…so…at least say…see you later, or see you tomorrow." Tsuki whispered. "It's much better…" she was giving me puppy eyes. I gave a soft smile and nodded.

"Un…Mata ashita(I got it from one of Ouran's songs. It means see you tomorrow)." I said, but I doubted it a little.

"Oi! We will see each other soon! Or…I hope…" she gave a worried glance and immediately shook her head. "Forget what I said! I will see you soon! You better count on that! Okay?" she held out her hand. I smiled.

"Okay." I said and we did a mini pinky promise. As we did that, the light around us glowed brighter. The glass orbs that were keeping everyone captive cracked, and burst into tiny pieces. The bright atmosphere soon disappeared, and reality came back once again. But there was no Tsuki in sight…

I blinked when I realized we were all still floating in the air- wait...everyone but me's still asleep, and their transformations became undone after the glass broke….so that means…

"HARUKO!!!!!" Kukai's voice snapped me out of my thoughts as I realized the wind rushing through my ears. Dammit it Tsuki, couldn't you have at least made us have a safe landing after all that?!!

"KYAA!!!!" I yelled as we were all dropping down to the ground. Gravity must really hate us for having super magical powers….

Ikuto's slowly opened. His eyes widened when he realized the situation. "Yoru!" he said, waking the chara up. "Chara nari. Now!"

"H-huh…? Err… right! Nya!" After changing into Black Lynx, Ikuto tried to go after me.

"Birdy-chan!" he yelled out. But then, a pair of arms already caught me, and they weren't Ikuto's.

"Looks like I caught her before you did, Ikuto-san." Kukai grinned and looked down at me. He gave me an affectionate smile; his eyes were glistening in the moonlight. "Neh, daijoubu, Haruko-chan?" I turned a little pink at his gaze and nodded.

Ikuto stared for a second, then smiled as well. He looked a little hurt, but didn't seem to mind at all. We were all floating in the air. "Congrats soccer boy. You beat me." he chuckled. "Make sure you take care of her though, because if I'll kill you if you don't."

"Yeah, will do." I glared at both of them.

"Hey! Stop talking like I'm some sort of prize! Besides, aren't Hiro and the others-"

"AHHH!!!! WHAT THE HELL!?!?!?!" Hiro screamed when he woke up as well. We all sweatdropped. Something somehow landed in Ikuto's arms. It was Amu, still asleep.

"Well that was convenient…" he mumbled, then smiled lightly when Amu unconsciously cuddled up closer.

"I guess we got Tadase then. Hiro could make it alive himself." I smacked Kukai for saying that.

"Oi! Hiro and I are cool now, so don't make fun of my onii-chan!" He laughed nervously and set me down on his levitating snowboard.

"Okay okay." He smiled to himself. "I don't know what happened when there was that huge light, but it sure was a good thing. Anyway…to Tadase-!!"

"Holy Crown!" the said King yelled out and the jelly like substance cushioned his fall. I blinked. When did he even wake up?

"E-err…to Hiro then!" Kukai sweatdropped and went after him instead. Hiro was still falling, and I think I saw a few tears?

"Hiro-nii!!" I called out, he was a little bit below us, but it was enough for me to bend down and grab his hand.

He looked up(and his eyes did seem a little watery) when he noticed he was dangling in air. "E-eh…? Haruko...-"

"Ah!" I yelled a little since I was moving toward the edge of the board because Hiro's weight was dragging me down. When I was about to slip, Kukai caught my arm.

"Woah! Wouldn't want to let you fall as well, right?" he chuckled.

"E-err…Kukai…? Can you just fly us back to the others? I'm slipping…" We sweatdropped.

"Right." He said and flew to the guardians. As we got down, Hiro panted and looked at me confusingly.

"…why did you help me?" he asked.

"Because…you're my brother." I smiled. He started tearing up. I smirked. "Nii-chan…are you…crying?"

"N-no!!" he rubbed his eyes. "There's just…"

"Something in your eye?" I chuckled. I lowered my head a little, trying to gain my confidence. When I was ready, I wrapped my arms around him. "Gomenasai, Hiro…"

Hiro froze a little, before letting his own tears out. "Waahhh!!!! I'M SO SORRY TOO HARUKO!!!! PLEASE FORGIVE YOUR ONII-SAN!!!" he yelled and gave me a tight hug. I was now suffocating.

"H-hiro-!! Can't breath!!!" As he let go of me, a new voice spoke.

"It's about time I'm back to normal…" Kazuhiko mumbled and floated next to Hiro.

"Ah! Kazuhiko! You're ba- ack!" The chara smacked Hiro on the head.

"That's for not believing in yourself and making me into an X character." He stated bluntly and turned to me. "Hey Haruko. Sorry when I made Hiro do evil things. It was his fault anyway, so…"

"O…kay?" I blinked. Suddenly, arms were wrapped around me.

"I guess everything's okay now, right?" Kukai asked as he put his head on my shoulder. Hiro glared at him before pushing him away.

"Oi! Don't get so close to her!" he hissed. He smiled to me again, pointing to himself. "Don't worry! Your onii-chan will protect you!" I sweatdropped. When did this overprotective side exist in Hiro's body?

Kukai glared. "I think I liked the evil Hiro better…" he muttered.

"Oh. Is that so?" Ikuto asked, popping out of nowhere. I fell back, landing on Kukai's lap. We both blushed, big time.

"Oi! Get off of her!" Hiro shouted. Ikuto chuckled and threw the boy over his shoulder.

"Come on Hiro. The others want to talk to you." he said. Ikuto turned back to us and gave a wink.

"No!! NOO!!!! DON'T LET HIM TAKE ME!!!" Hiro cried. Ikuto had an anime vein and hit Hiro on the head.

"Baka…" Ikuto mumbled.

"Ugh…Hiro's so troublesome now." Kukai groaned and lied down on my lap. I tensed up a bit, but forced myself to stay. Kukai might do something 'else' if I don't.

"Y-yeah…I guess it's 'cause his heart's been purified." I chuckled, watching him trying to run to us, but his ear was being pulled by Ikuto. Kukai looked up.

"What did happen? You know, when there was that big light." I started explaining what happened, and when I was finished, he nodded. "So…you told Tsuki that you wished everyone was happy?" he chuckled. "It sounds sorta cliché." I dropped my head.

"That's what Tsuki said too…" Kukai blinked before lifting his hand up to hold the back of my head. He pushed me a bit more down, and lifted his own head to kiss me on the lips. My eyes widened when he made it deeper. After a minute, he parted away. "Ku-kukai…nani…?"

"As an apology for calling your wish cliché. And also…I was bored." He shrugged. I glared at him. He just smiled and hugged me. "Kidding!"

"Aww…such a cute couple~!" some cooed. Kukai and I jumped and turned around.

"Tsukasa? What are you doing here?" I asked frantically.

"Well, I came finally find out about this place, and decided to see how things were going." I blinked when I saw something bouncing up and down by his side. It was a catnip toy. And right behind it was…Ikuto…

"I-iku…" I twitched when he started playing with it.

"Ah yes! I also wanted to play with Ikuto too!" Tsukasa smiled. Ikuto twitched and tried to make himself stop.

"…s-stupid cat instincts…" he muttered. I sweatdropped even more. Tsukasa looked at me.

"Neh, I wonder…did you make your wish yet?" I nodded a sad yes.

"Please don't ask what it was…I don't want to feel embarrassed again…." I groaned. I blinked when I noticed something shining from Ikuto's neck. It was the Dumpty key. I turned to Tsukasa. "Hey, about this Lock and Key thing…Kazuomi said something about it opening some world. What did he mean by that?"

Ikuto, who finally managed to control himself, blinked. "Speaking of Mr. Director, where is he?"

Kukai pointed to the building that was near a pole. Tied to the pole, was Kazuomi, unconscious. "We managed to get him when he was blinded by the light. The X eggs were no problem since the light purified them itself."

"Nice job." Ikuto smirked. Tsukasa just tilted his head.

"World? What world?"

"Well, Kazuomi said that something will happen one the lock and key come together."

"I don't know what Kazuomi-san is talking about, but what happens when the lock and key come together just happened."

"But still…" he chuckled.

"Well, if you're still really confused about this, would you like to see the ending of the book to help you?"

We all blinked.


Shadow: -sitting at the end of a hallway- They won't let me back in…T-T I had a bloody nose too, thanks to now-overprotective-Hiro… Well, minna, I'll see leave yuo to that somewhat cliffhanger, because Shadow needs to figure out and/or make up the ending of Tsukasa's book. I'll try to publish another chapter…hopefully…earlier than 2 months? I promise!