Everyone was having a great time at the palace except for one person. Princess Kyoko was getting tired waiting for her Prince charming to arrive. She was sitting at her throne, licking her Popsicle. "He's making me angry! Where's my Prince?"

"I think he's on his way, My Lady." Charden responded. "He phoned me and told me the good news."

"Really? So, he finally got my Prince! Yay!" the princess said childishly.

"No, it's something else. The one you want more than anything else in the world." Charden said as he wiped his round, dark glasses.

Princess Kyoko's eyes sparkled upon hearing this. "So, it is my Prince after all!"

"No," Charden said. "It's the person you hated the most."

Before Princess Kyoko could respond, Creed finally arrived. Everyone in the dance hall stopped as if Creed was a very important person. The princess ordered everyone to move on and ignore Creed. It took awhile before the guests removed their eyes from the eraser. He quickly walked towards the princess and handed over a jar. Inside the jar was a heart. Princess Kyoko moved away and blew fire in front of Creed's pale face.

"What kind of gift is that? I thought you were bringing me my Prince! Bring him right now!" Princess Kyoko demanded.

Creed wiped his face before he could respond. Veins could be seen popping out of his head. However, he responded calmly. But at the back of his mind, he wanted to shout at her. "I did tell you earlier I would be finishing off your stepsister. This is her heart. It is the proof I have finished – no, your prince had finished her off before I could."

"Oh, really?" Princess Kyoko said with the sound of excitement in her voice. "Then, you have seen him?"

"Yes, I have. You would not believe that he had shot her dead."

"That's good."

There was an awkward silence. The princess was waiting for Creed to say something else but she heard nothing else from him. And so, she spoke,

"Then, where is he? Why isn't he here yet?"

"He suddenly vanished after he murdered her. But you don't need to worry because I could get him back." Creed assured.

"GET HIM, THEN!" Princess Kyoko demanded.


Meanwhile, a girl was wandering in the woods. She did not care if she was lost. The woods did not seem to scare her. It was a perfect spot for her to hide except that; she had no other place to sleep. Probably sleeping on a tree would be fine. Then, when she was about to sit down, she noticed a cottage. She went inside it and found it very untidy. She volunteered to clean it. She knew someone else was living in the cottage but she felt tired after doing the cleaning. She went upstairs and went to one of the 7 beds and lay down. After awhile, 7 different people (which include Haru, Omi, Rin, Louise, Lucy, Kurai and Vera) arrived at what they call a home. They were astounded to find their home sparkling with cleanliness. The twins first went upstairs and found the girl sleeping soundly on one of their beds. The others followed upon hearing Lucy's scream.

Who does she think she is barging in and sleeping in one of our beds?

She must be lost.

Do you think she was the one responsible for all this spotlessness?

The girl slowly opened her eyes upon hearing the voices talking around her. She stretched her arms and looked at the 7 people standing around her.

"Forgive my intrusion, but I have no other place to stay in." the girl with a short brown hair and large, light green eyes said apologetically. She fixed her white yukata with flower designs on it as she stood up. She introduced herself and explained to the 7 sweepers that her stepsister was trying to get rid of her. The only thing she and the Prince could do was to pretend that she was dead so that neither of the eraser nor her stepsister would find her. They used a heart of a dead person (with the relative's permission) as a proof that Saya was really dead. Saya had to change her other yukata covered with blood as soon as she arrived in the cottage. She promised the 7 sweepers that she could cook and had already prepared dinner for them. The sweepers were very pleased with what she had done. However, they gathered around and gave a thought or two about what she had said. Only Rin was against everyone's decision because she doubted Saya's weird appearance. Finally, they have decided to accept her warmly in their small cottage.

"You may stay here as long as you want to. But you will have to be very careful whenever we leave you to do our jobs." one of the sweepers reminded. She was still wearing her long blonde wig and her plunging neckline red gown. She looked at Saya in her large blue eyes and pointed her finger at her. "Or you could also be one of us."

"Don't be silly, it's too dangerous! We should be more careful. Probably, some other time when the whole kingdom isn't looking for her anymore." one of the twins responded. It was the male one.

Everyone agreed with Louise's suggestion. And so, they welcomed their new guest in the cottage and decided to become a part of their group even if Saya only stays at home. Saya was very glad of what was happening but deep inside of her she feels lonely that she could not stay with Train Heartnet, the one who saved her life.


Then, one day, the 7 sweepers left to do their usual jobs and advised Saya not to let any stranger come closer to her. On that day, Creed found out that Saya Minatsuki was still alive and so, he came into the woods to finish her once and for all. I don't think my Train would be here to save you any longer since he will be marrying Princess Kyoko tonight. This will be a good time to get my reputation back to the princess. Creed thought. Princess Kyoko had fired him when she found out from her magical compact-sized mirror that Saya was still alive. Creed waited for the 7 sweepers to leave. After awhile, he came knocking into the cottage. Saya hums as she answered the door. An old man was selling milk, in the woods? It was pretty odd. But Saya ignored it and asked what the old man wanted. The old man told her that he had lost his way around the woods. So Saya volunteered to lead the old man his way out of the woods. In exchange, the old man insisted that Saya should drink one of his delicious milks. Saya could not resist since milk is her favorite drink. She drank it willingly and fell cold on the floor.

Prince Train noticed that the cup of tea he was drinking with Princess Kyoko had a small crack in it. Slowly, it cracked into pieces, leaving the tea dripping on the table. Princess Kyoko ordered the maid to get another one for Prince Train but the prince had vanished before her eyes. He did not even say anything why he was leaving.

Prince Train had no idea why he left the palace. He had a strange feeling inside his heart. He took his Hades away and ran with great speed.

Creed was not contented to see the witch poisoned and so, he took out his invisible sword and...


All right, that's it for this chappie! Tee hee. Sorry to cut it out like that and sorry to keep you all waiting. Thanks for all those who keep on supporting and for those who got tired... well, thanks for trying anyway. ü