DISCLAIMER: I do not own KagePro or any of its characters.

Sorry for the late update! Been busy with school lately, sheesh. I still have my homeworks piled up in the corner of my room, but meh. I'll go finish them later. Aaaaanyway, I noticed that the faves/reviews/follows have stopped increasing.

-inserts crying Scarlet-chan coin-

Okay, so yeah. Probably my fault for not updating ;-; I'm sorry! I'll try to update every Saturday if I can. Really, I think I should go fix my sched . By the way, I'd just like to remind you that my fanfic is now taking it's own stroll. This is a fan fiction anyway, so why not. I also noticed that almost all of my readers are ShinAya fans! I'm glad~ I ship ShinAya too (-cough- though I'm beginning to love KonoAya -cough-) Sorry, my ship's a little messed up. By the way, I'm gonna write a KonoAya fic soon, hope you drop by to read it :D

And now, ON WITH THE STORY!

Ever since I received Ayano's scarf, everyone started acting weird.

"Shin-Kisaragi-san, are you okay?" Seto asked, giving Shintaro a small smile. "You seem a little...dazed."

Shintaro pursed his lips, thinking of a reply. "I'm just...not used to this."

What is with this scarf? Why does everyone suddenly look up to me?

"The scarf troubles you, doesn't it?" Konoha mumbled, poking his triceratops with a barbecue stick.

Shintaro made a low 'tsk', Mr-know-it-all has finally spoken.

"What makes you say that?" Shintaro growled as he rose from his chair.

"A-ah, y-you guys s-shouldn't f-fight! Fighting is-is bad!" Mary stammered in an attempt to stop Konoha and Shintaro. Seto sighed and placed his hand on Mary's shoulder.

"Because..." Konoha trailed off, "...it troubles us, too."

Silence.

Hibiya, Momo and Mary didn't understand why Konoha, Seto, Kano and Kido seem so wary of the scarf. Despite that, they knew they all had their own reason.

"I still have one question though..." Kido suddenly asked, no one noticed that she was also in the living room, sitting next to Seto. "How did you get Onee-chan's scarf?"

Shintaro bit his tongue, he wasn't sure if they were gonna believe what he was gonna say.

"He met her in a dream." Konoha didn't know what made him say that, he just did it without thinking.

"...Konoha's right." Shintaro said, looking down. "But I don't understand. I don't get it. I don't know how I got the scarf. I just...when I woke up, it was there! Honest!"

"Onii-chan, it's okay. We...we believe you...although none of this really makes sense." Momo replied with uncertainty. Her heart sunk a bit when no one supported her response.

"Ah-ano, where's Kano-san?" Mary asked, trying to steer the conversation away from Shintaro.

Kido sighed, "The idiot's still sucking it up. He went out, said he needed air."

"That's odd, Kano never acts like that." Hibiya mused. Mary nodded in agreement.

Seto scratched his neck, "He's probably just a little stressed...well, everyone's a little stressed."

"Hey Konoha..." Shintaro said. Everyone fell silent and turned to him.

"You know Ayano, right?" Shintaro asked, a shadow casting over his face.

"Yes." Konoha said. Everyone, including Kido, gasped.

"No...that's not possible. Onee-chan is...onee-chan is..." Kido's voice started to shake, as well as he body.

"...dead." Seto finished. Mary gripped his hand, hoping to remind him that she was there to comfort him.

"That's what I thought." Shintaro chuckled.

"Master knows Ayano, too!" Ene exclaimed, everyone looked at the computer. "Oops, I said her name too."

"Everyone...knows Ayano?" Konoha asked, confusion written all over his face.

Kido and Seto exchanged questioning looks, how could they be unaware of this?

"Ah! How about we all spill what we know about Ayano-chan! C'mon, let's open up! We're a group, aren't we?" Ene said in a cheery tone, a tear slid down her face, "Ayano-chan would like us to become open to each other, wouldn't she?"

"I'm gonna prepare a welcoming party for them!"

Ayano gracefully her hands, red aura emerging from her palms.

Walls started forming in different places, facing different directions. The walls shared the same material, same color and the same texture. It made a strange formation all around her, but she didn't seem to mind.

"Would anyone be interested in a maze game?"

"Ayano...you are choosing the wrong path." Azami said with a drawl.

"But this isn't your fault, is it? I'm sorry, I didn't notice 'til now. Child, please forgive me." Azami heaved a sigh as she stared down at the young girl.

"I never thought he would interfere. I never thought he would do this. I never thought he would manipulate anyone, and especially not you."

She paused, looking at Ayano with sympathy.

"Because you were his most precious daughter."

"Onee-chan, do you hear me?"

Kano looked up at the clear blue sky, waiting for a response.

"Eh, you're as silent as ever!"

He plopped down on the soft green grass, his eyes still glued to the sky. It was a nice weather, but it didn't make him feel any better.

"I knew that this day would come..."

He chuckled a little, watching the little birds fly in the sky. One big bird and three small birds, playing altogether.

"But I made myself believe that it wouldn't."

His smile vanished just as soon as it appeared. Another bird appeared and got the eldest bird's attention, leaving the three little birds astray.

"I've always wished that this was all just another lie."

"Let me get this straight," Kido rubbed her temples, "Shintaro is onee-chan's classmate. Ene used to be onee-chan's friend. And Konoha met Ayano only recently?"

"Wow." Hibiya said monotonously, "That sure makes a lot of sense."

Momo whacked him in the head, "This is no time for your sarcasm to take the spotlight."

"Why didn't you tell us sooner?" Seto asked, knitting his eyebrows together.

"You never asked." Shintaro replied nonchalantly, Ene nodded abruptly. Seto groaned and turned to Konoha. "And your story...I don't even get it."

"I'm telling the truth, but it's up to you if you're gonna believe me or not." Konoha said. For a moment, Seto wanted to use his 'eyes' to see if everyone was telling a truth, or is simply pulling a prank on him, but he decided not to. His eyes only brought him trouble, and he didn't want more of that.

"But if it's true, would that mean...we could meet onee-chan again?" Seto said.

Everyone paused.

"Seto, that's...I don't know." Kido replied, obviously becoming more stressed. "More importantly, Kenjirou-san needs to know of this."

"Kenjirou-sensei? You know my teacher?" Momo suddenly asked. Everyone groaned.

"I'm just gonna pretend that everyone knows everyone." Kido said.

"Agreed." Seto replied.

"I'm gonna go get Kano. When I get back, we'll decide whether we should go see Kenjirou-san or not." Kido said as she stood up and pulled her hoodie over her head.

"Tsubomi..." Seto began to say, Kido was surprised to hear him call her by her first name, "Do you really think Kenjirou-san has to know?"

She sighed, she knew that Kenjirou had mental breakdowns before...but it was all in the past. She assumed that it would be okay to let him know.

"He's onee-chan's father...our father. He deserves to know."

"Very well said."

He clapped his hands in false mockery.

"It's not that I'm unaware of this...if only you had any idea how everyone's playing in the palm of my hands."

He adjusted his glasses and smiled as he licked his lips like a hungry wolf.

"But it's not entirely my fault, is it?...I'm just leading everyone to their rightful paths. A path which I believed to be the only solution for everyone to gain their happiness...Death."

Once again, he slipped into the shadows. His chuckles echoing throughout the dark alley.

"Please be patient, youe unforgettable reunion will be held pretty soon."

AHA! And I finally revealed whom the puppeteer is ._. Woot woot, this story is nearing it's end. Scarlet-chan is sad Q~Q But fret not, for I shall be writing a new chapter story! InwhichIstillhavenoideaofwhowilltaketheleadingrole /shot

Ayano: I didn't get much screen time, huh? :0

Scarlet: Shh shh you'll hit the spotlight soon enough.

Konoha: I kinda miss Ayano.

Scarlet: DARN IT I SAID SHE'S GONNA BE THERE SOON OKAY? JUST WAIT.

Konoha: ...-noms on kebab- ._.

Shintaro: You guys are unbelievable ._.

Ayano: Oh hai, Shintaro-kun! ^-^

Shintaro: Yo.

Scarlet: EVERYONE SHUSH. I shall end this chapter nao, see ya again, er, maybe next week? Oh well! Let's hope that I get into the mood for writing. Adios!