Me: I'm sorry it's a little short but here's chapter 6. Today, Hippo can't do the disclaimer so I'm getting Nagisa to do it. Oh and I now have a poll so you can vote on who you want Luchia to end up with!

Nagisa: ArtsyNinja3 does not own anything except for her own characters and the plot. Now where's my 5 bucks?

Me: Did i say i was going to pay you?

Nagisa: yes you did now where's my money?

Me: *Run away*

Nagisa: Oi! Get back here! *Runs after author*


Hippo's P.O.V.

I walked to my sister's classroom during lunch, only to find her staring out the window. I furrowed my eyebrows and walked to Gaito. He was the only boy I trusted, other than Ryo.

"Gaito, what's wrong with Luchia?"

Gaito looked at me, worried. "I'm not sure. She just sang a song for us during music class and she's been like that ever since! Do you know why?"

My eyes softened. "I have an idea. Did she sing 'Safe and Sound'?"

"I think that's the song. Why?" By now, Hanon, Rina and Kaito have gathered around us. I stared at Luchia's figure.

"That song has a special meaning to us," I said simply.

"Can you tell us?" Hanon asked. I turned to look at them. Their faces all showed worried. I sighed. I guess I could tell them.

"Ok, but it's a long story and it's not a story I like telling…"

*Flashback*

10-year-old Luchia and 9-year-old Hippo were playing happily in their backyard. It was New Years Eve and they were playing with fireworks. Their dad was setting the fireworks up in the sky. Luchia and Hippo looked up in amazement. The fireworks looked like flowers blooming in the sky.

"Luchia, Hippo, I'm going to go back inside ok? It's getting late," their father had said.

"Aww, but I want to stay out here longer!" Luchia complained.

"Me too!" Their father chuckled at them.

"Ok, just don't touch the fireworks, ok?" Luchia and Hippo nodded and their dad went back inside the house. After their father disappeared into the house, Luchia approached the fireworks.

"What are you doing nee-chan?"

"I'm going to make fireworks of course!"

"But dad said not to touch them! Besides, do you even know how?"

Luchia pouted at her brother. "Of course I do! I've been observing!" Luchia picked up a lighter and walked near the fireworks. She set one of them and back off. It flew into the sky. They watched it in amazement but then their smiles disappeared. The firework head straight towards their house.

"NOOO!" The firework burst and the house was set on fire. "MOM! DAD!" Firefighters soon arrived and put out the fire. The ambulance came too. Their older sister, Nicola, was standing with her two siblings in front of the burnt house.

"Please tell me they made it out alive," she cried to a firefighter. The firefighter turned his head away so that he did not have to see their faces.

"I'm sorry, but your parents didn't make it alive…" Nicola stood there shocked.

"I'm sorry it's all my fault," Luchia cried. She dropped down on her knees and cried her heart out.

"No, it's not your fault Luchia. No one's blaming you," Nicola had said. The three siblings cried together in front of their burnt house.

*End of Flashback*

Narrator's P.O.V.

"Poor Luchia," Hanon was the first one to speak, "She must still be blaming herself." They all turned their heads to see Luchia. She was staring up at the sky, eyes glassy. It was true. She still blamed herself. If she wasn't so reckless, her mom and dad would still be here. Even though her sister said it wasn't her fault, Nicola never treated her like she used to since the incident. Nicola avoided her sister as much as possible. Luchia knew that deep in Nicola's heart, she blames her for her parents' death. Luchia doesn't blame her though. She knows that she was the one who killed her parents. For the first few years, she wanted to bring them back, but it's impossible. Now, all she wants is for her sister to love her again…

"Nee-chan stopped smiling and talking after the incident. She would always have a blank face or a sad one, but never a happy one. Nicola-nee also started treating her differently. I remember once on her birthday, Luchia-nee wished for Nicola-nee to love her," Hippo told the others.

"Wait, then what got her to smile again?" Rina asked. "When we met her, she was a cheerful girl!"

Hippo looked at his sister with sad eyes. "She met him."


Me: *Puff* *Puff* Finally got away...now just press that beautiful button!

Nagisa: Found you!

Me: Oh shit...*Runs away*

Nagisa: Oh no you don't! *Runs after author*