*Mikaela*

"Hmm….soft….clouds…" I yawned as I cuddled my pillow closer to my face.
"So….soft…" I revealed sapphire eyes a bit.
"M-mika…." Yu whispered.
"Huh…..? What is it, Yu-chan…?" I sleepily asked.
"I-I think you should see…instead…" He stammered in a feminine tone.
I creaked my tired eyes to see the rose-cheeked face of Yukari, and I just….happened to be….
"I-I'm sorry!" I pulled away fast.
"Y-you were….half-asleep….I wouldn't expect you to….know what it was…" He was turned away.
"This is why I never wanted to be brought back as a girl!"
We were stuck in an awkward silence.
"OOOOOOHHHHHHH MMMMMMYYYYYYYY GGGGGGOOOOOSSSHHHH,"
Asuramaru spoke up.
"I think I may have walked in on something…..you two continue….I'll be seeing myself out."
"ASURAMARU, GET YOUR DEMON BUTT OUT OF THAT SWORD AND EXPLAIN!"
"Explain….what….?"
"WHY I AM A GIRL."
"Oh….maybe another day…?"
"ANOTHER DAY?! I'VE BEEN IN THIS BODY FOR ALMOST A WEEK, AND I WANT TO GO BACK!"
Silence
"ASURA-"
He was stopped by a knock at the door.
"Sir, they are ready to be sent up to the upper world." Corra reported.
"Thank you," She replied with the sound of distant footsteps.
"Hey…Mika…has the world changed at all since I died?" Yu questioned as he went over to the vanity set to put on his contacts.
"To be honest, I really don't know."
"So you're telling me you've been under here for a century and have never gone out into the sun?"
I nodded.
He facepalmed in disappointment.
"So….how are we going to let them out?" He asked.
"The same way they came in, they will come out." I explained simply.
"Do you think we could go up there…..just to see what it's like?" His jade orbs loomed over to me.
I stood there, adjusting my cloak, thinking.
"I suppose….if Krul and Ferid could hold down the fort for a day….."
His face lit up.
"Really?! I can't wait to see how much has changed since then….and maybe Yukari's friends could help us find mine!"
I heard his happiness, but had to tell him some cons to his pro.
"Yu-chan, did you forget that these are - most likely – the descendants of your comrades?"
"Well…..um…."
"You know, we could ask that demon of yours that preserved your soul."
He turned his head at that.
I heard the sound of a chime from the clock in the corridor.
"It's time."

*Normal*

"About time you let us out!" Shion placed her hands on her hips.
"Shi-senpai….I think you should just thank them that we're being freed." Hana squeaked.
"Sir Mikaela has arrived with Lady Yukari." A guard told the other as he opened a door, letting the blue-eyed male and ebony haired female into the estate.
"YUKARI, WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH THAT….THAT….MONSTER?!" She gestured towards the male.
"He isn't a monster, and his name's Mikaela." Yukari crossed her arms.
"MIKAELA'S A GIRL'S NAM-" Hana shoved her in the side.
"Yukari, I'm sorry, you know how she is."
She nodded.
"Yukari, let's bring them along and get the males." Mikaela suggested.
They then made their way to where Kaito and Archer were.
"Archer, are you wearing my glasses?"
"Yeah, but wait, I need to see how smart I look with them!" The curly brown boy said as he placed the thin frames over his eyes.
"Wow, I do look like a prep student…" He mumbled to himself.
"Archer, Kaito, are you guys ready yet?" Yukari came in, followed by the others.
"Yukari, is that you? I can't see an inch in front of my face without my glasses." He cautiously moved towards her, making sure not to trip over anything.
"Archer, give Kaito back his glasses."
"Awww, alright." Archer gave his senpai his vision back.
"Finally, I can see again, thank you, Yukari."
She responded with a smile.
Mikaela narrowed his eyes in displeasure.
"Mikaela, what's wrong?" Her voice asked.
"….nothing, let's get moving." He led the group out of the castle.

*Mikaela*

"Are we there yet?" The violet-haired human groaned as she dragged behind us.
"I think so, but, don't give up, Shion!" Yukari encouraged her friend.
We kept on traveling down the cool, dark cavern until we saw a light.
"Is that….sunlight?" Hana questioned.
"I think so…"
"SUNLIGHT, HOME, FREEDOOOOMMMMM!" Shion had a sudden adrenaline rush and dashed ahead.
"Shi, hold up!" Archer ran behind her.
"Archer!" Kaito and Hana followed their comrades.
"Come on, Mika!" Yu gripped my wrist and brought me towards the sunlight.
"Yu-chan, wait-" I was interrupted by a blinding light.
Everything was silent, and I could….feel…wind…?
I peeked an eye out, and saw a lush, grassy plain, along with a clear, azure sky.
/This can't be a city….can it…?/
"Hey, isn't this the park, Kaito?"
"Yes, but the problem is which one?" He said.
"Based on it seeming like a plain….wouldn't it be the one close to Shinjuku?" Yukari questioned.
The quietness of thought fell over them.
"Yukari? Is that you?" A voice broke the silence.
"Huh?"
"Yukari, I knew it was you!" I soon recognized the voice to belong to a male.
And soon, a male, about her age, came and pulled her into an embrace.
I felt a ping of anger at the sight of him.
"Oh, Mikaela this is another friend of mine, he's Hideki Ichinose."
He held a hand out to me.
I glared at him, furious of his actions.
"Mikaela….um, hey, look, a skyscraper!" Yukari pointed to a tall, distant figure.
It looked like what my clouded memory remembered as a skyscraper, but it seemed a bit….green….
"Why is there grass on the buildings?" I questioned.
"Huh? Our city's always been like this." Kaito said.
I turned my attention to him.
"Really?"
The group exchanged quizzical expressions.
"Where are you from, exactly?" Hedeki asked.
"I am from Sangui-"
"He's from America!" Yukari blurted out, placing a palm on my mouth.
"Oh, really?!" His face lit up. "I heard they have quite a different range of environments, is it true that they have a state that is in the tropics?"
Thank goodness I took that class in geography from Krul.
"Y-yes…we have fifty states, and our capital is in Washington D.C, it's a very nice place, where cherry blossoms fall in the spring, just like here." I said, making sure my facts were right.
"Really? Well, you must feel right at home here in Japan with our Sakura trees."
His face had a wide grin.
"Y-yes, it is very comforting." I responded and stood up to see the city I remembered, but it was dressed in constricting vines with thousands of shades of pastel colors, and there were even a few trees on the heads of the towers.
I saw Yukari come next to me, the wind blowing her bangs in her face.
"Welcome Home, Mikaela…."