"Excuse me, do you need some help?"

Niwa Emiko looked away from her assorted grocery bags to a teenage hair with purple hair. She blinked, noticing that her hair was as strange as the Hikari boy's. But she shook off any suspicions from her face. "Oh yes. Thank you so much."

The girl, who soon introduced herself as Memori Chikage, took the bags from the older woman, carrying more than her elder. Emiko led the way as Chikage followed. The Niwa woman dazed off, mindlessly heading to her home.

As they were walking, there was a figure in the distance steadily catching up to the both of them. "Chi!" That person yelled.

The purple haired school girl turned around to see her best friend and waved. Emiko then noticed that her house was not far from their current location. "Thank you so much, Memori-san, but I can take it from here."

Chikage nodded, handing over the bags slowly as Emiko kept her balance. As the older woman walked off, she was still within hearing range and caught fragments of what they had said.

"Chi, I've infiltrated the commander-in-chief's place. It's sure to attract oniichan's attention since I've taken what he needs for his next encounter with Phantom Dark."

Emiko could have stopped dead in her tracks. That girl with blue hair couldn't be, but she had to. There was no other way to explain the word 'oniichan' from her mouth and the hair.

"The forgotten child of Rio, rumor had it you died with your mother in that fire. I guess both rumors were false." Daisuke's mother mumbled. This would be something she would have to warn her family about, especially her son.

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They watched as cards were laid down upon the table. At the head of the table, Seira sat upon a black chair which matched Satoshi's white winged chair, which remained hidden in his apartment. Her eyes were focusing more on the dark glass of the mirror she had borrowed from her brother.

Chikage and Yukito reached for a card each and flipped it over.

"Nightmare." The guy with silver hair announced. His glasses were reflecting the image of a sleeping figure and a demon hovering over the sleeping. That didn't seem so good for who they were thinking of. Seira merely looked up. It was not yet her turn.

Chikage glanced down at her drawn card. The image showed of a tainted light: an angel once seen as holy, causing evil. "The soiled white is stirring. Seira?"

At the call of her name, the blue haired girl at last looked up from the mirror. Her hand moved slowly as she drew the third and final card. Her eyes dulled as she placed it faced up. "Arrows. Pain."

At that, Yukito pushed out his seat, looking over his shoulder. Someone had come in, but whom? There was a fast movement and the other two heard it as well. Her two friends were now standing, but Seira remained in her seat, holding up a half of the Sage of Sleep for the visitor to see.

If she was correct, it would be…

"Hand it over." There was a pair of hands which strangled Seira's neck. Satoshi growled at her, but she remained perfectly calm expecting this. Her eyes told her friends to not do anything, but watch the two 'siblings'.

Seira dropped the mirror and it hit the wooden floor, but it did not shatter. That was one of the beauties of a Hikari artwork. They did not break unless by magic. As her brother kept a firm hold on her neck, she knew he would not kill her unless there was a real reason.

Nightmare. Soiled White .Arrows.

In Seira's mind, it all led to one thing. "Nii-san, are you going to kill me as the infection killed Okaa-san?"

Satoshi's grip loosened. Shock was not written on his face, but it was there within. In the next second, the cards laid out on the table began to give off a strange glow, absorbing the two siblings into its light.

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"Mom!" Little Satoshi cried out. It was obvious. He was in pain. A little girl sat in the corner, watching and deeply afraid for him. The scene continued as a woman donned in white came to her son, whom she embraced.

"Satoshi, what's the matter?" She asked.

The little girl banged her head against the wall behind her, clutching her chest. Her brother who held the attention of their mother was raising his hand. His hand was trying to grasp something that wasn't even there as Satoshi cried out in agony. His little sister was shrieking with him.

Their voices intertwined and rang throughout the halls of their humble home. Their mother's blue eyes then bore a look of fear. "No, this can't be. Satoshi, listen to me. Lock your emotions away You too, Seira.. Don't let him come out."

"Mommy!" Rio's daughter screamed. Rio could not attend them both, but they were suffering. She couldn't bare it. Rio held her son tight as she felt the change talk over him. Little did she know, the next breath was her very last.

As white wings sprung from his back, everything about Satoshi had changed entirely and Rio felt force of magic create a dagger, which the monster used to stab her. Blood splattered everywhere and the woman breathed her last.

Squirming in pain, Seira cried out for her mother and sibling. Neither had answered. The body of Rio lay lifeless and still bleeding. Crimson was tainting the pure blue color of the woman's hair. Her eyes were half-closed. Blood seeped from her lip.

"Mommy!" Seira shouted.

The monster that taken her brother began to crackle before his wings exploded. A storm of these feathers surrounded his body, causing the transformation back. "Nii-chan!"

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The light had faded and the two had returned. Both of Seira's friends had left for their homes. Landing on the floor, Satoshi found himself on his knees. His breathing was uneven and he had been shaking.

That vision. It was real. He couldn't believe it. Now, he had the proof. Seira had brought him to it. Those cards were made by their family and his sister had them when he had thought they had been destroyed during the Cultural Reform. "Those cards and that memory confirm it. You really are my sister."

Seira, who was slumped back into that winged seat, calmed her breath. Her eyes had darkened from their usual bright blue. She had known about their mother's murderer. It was the infection from within her brother. That curse, in turn, affected her, afflicting physical pain on her when her brother had to go through so much more. "Because I've seen that memory so many times due to these damn cards, I've never doubted it."

Satoshi's eyes glanced at the clock before grabbing the mirror Seira had stolen from his apartment. She was lucky that he wasn't going to press any charges against her. They had enough surprises for one day. As he got up to leave, he found himself hunching forward, tired.

"What the-?"

Seira growled. "That's the bad thing when the cards give you a joy ride. It drains your energy or, as Mother would say, your inner magic."

That must have been why Seira looked like she was being tormented by a hangover. Satoshi rolled his eyes. Great. Just great. Just the thing he needed - to be stuck with his weird sister he had just met.

"Seeing our movement's limited, you could stay the night here. Yuko won't mind." Seira began.

"No, thanks."

"But your father, Commissioner Hiwatari did request something like this to happen a while ago. I believe that's what my adoptive mother told me."

Damn, he was caught. Stupid orders from his father - he always stuck obeying them. Getting up from his position on the floor, he headed toward the stairs. "First door to your left. We had it prepared in case anything like this happened."

Satoshi said nothing though he gave a silent thank you. It was reluctant, but he still mentioned it mentally. As he walked toward the room, he could feel her eyes on him. Though piercing as his own gaze, she would not get past his reserve. Seira could not break it.

He wouldn't let her.

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A brunette let out a sigh as she flopped onto her bed. Her brown eyes were half-closed as she reached for her pencil to finish her homework. Perhaps, it was a bad idea to have put her homework off like her older sister had said. She couldn't help it. The Psychic Hotlines were so addicting to her.

Risa rolled over and lay on her back when something one of the Psychics had said about her future love life popped into her head.

"Look out for the blue and gold."

That was pretty vague. Blue…she only knew of one person. Hiwatari Satoshi. She briefly blushed. No way. She didn't look at guys with glasses, but recalling seeing him without his glasses, Risa did find him somewhat attractive. 'But Dark is still number one.'

Then, the puzzling question came. What did the psychic mean by gold? Raising an eyebrow, she felt a migraine begin to form. Wincing, she laid her head against her notebook. Maybe, she should think about it another time since math was already hard on her head.

"Damn you, Hiwatari…That fortune better not be true!"

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After overhearing Risa speaking to herself, Riku snickered. She forced to hide her true laugh. Now, a Psychic told Risa something about Hiwatari. That should have been interesting. Risa's twin sister smirked. A little scheme popped into her head when she entered her room.

A flyer was laid out on her blanket. It was talking about the summer trip to the Island. "Maybe, we'll have to sneak Midori-kohai onboard for this one."

But the thing was: Riku really had no idea how to get Midori Seira into the trip without getting in trouble. He growled and jumped onto her bed. This was going to be hell trying to think of anything, but perhaps, Daisuke had an idea. She would ask in the morning.

"Damn it, I'm so useless…." She mumbled as she fell asleep, "But I shouldn't be for the agreement…"

That was when it hit her. She was rich and she could easily pay for the other girl's ticket to get onboard!

"I'm somewhat of a genius! Yes!" Riku exclaimed.

Little did she know Risa passed by as she spoke this; Riku's twin didn't have any idea why Riku exclaimed this. The long-haired girl shrugged and dismissed the thought on her way to the bathroom.

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"Chi, was it really okay to leave them?" Yukito asked.

The girl with violet hair halted in her path. Her classmate followed behind her. The wind then picked up, breezing through her hair. She turned and their eyes met. Yukito was worried; Chikage could see it in his kind eyes.

Her own eyes dulled as she looked away. "You know what our mission was."

"But-" Yukito cut himself off. His hand clutched where his heart was. His silver hair shone due to the remaining rays of the sun, which was beginning to set. Chikage watched as he sighed, trying to say something.

"Yuki, our mission was to stay with Seira Hikari until she had met her brother. That was our mission as sprites. Our mission is now over, but we may continue to watch over her if you wish." His violet-haired friend answered confidently.

It was as if Chikage Memori did not care. However, deep inside, she did. She wouldn't allow herself to show it even if she was with her partner Yuki.

"But we have to stay. We were the ones who neutralized Seira's condition. Since she's with her brother now, that condition will begin to manifest itself." Her silver-haired partner mumbled.

He had a point. They had to remain to neutralize the condition of the Hikari girl, but Chikage had a feeling their time would be cut short. "I understand, but the brother's infection…is becoming more unstable."

"That is why Seira's working on finding a Sacred Maiden," Yukito snapped, "We have to protect her so the infection doesn't learn of her plan!"

Chikage gave him a look. "Are you really alright with giving up your almost immortal life for her?"

At that, Chikage had left Yukito was dumbfounded. Her leaving footsteps rang in his ears as he was engrossed in his thoughts. His gaze lowered as he began to make his decision. "Perhaps, I will. What about you, Chi?" He whispered as he followed her back to their so-called homes.

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Yet another filler, but I got something done. Right?

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