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1 A Pretty Sammy Story
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2 By The Amazoness Duo
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3 And Yosho Masaki
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4 amazonessduo@hotmail.com
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5
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6 As the battle settled to a finish, Pretty Sammy stood as the victor. Pixie
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7 Misa levetated not to far from the battle scene and watched. She often
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8 wondered who Pretty Sammy was. Even though she didn't really know her own
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9 identaty she would at least like to know her enemies. Maybe, just maybe if
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10 she found out before she was reverted back she would remember who Sammy was.
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11 Just as Sammy started reverting back to normal Misa did as well.
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12
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13 Pixie Misa was engulfed in a bright white light and her outfit disappeared
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14 and she was there in the middle of the sky glowing white and nude. Her hair
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15 then reverted from blonde to black as her street clothes reappeared. Misao
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16 got up off the ground. Her headache was now gone. She walked around and
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17 wondered how she had gotten in the alley that she was in.
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18
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19 As Misao walked around the corner someone knocked her down. The person
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20 stopped and it was Sasami.
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21
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22 "I'm sorry Misao." Sasami said, "I was just looking for you. I
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23 heard that
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24 there was a battle going on in this area of town and I had gotten worried
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25 about you."
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26
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27 "Thank you, Sasami. I'm fine though. I just don't remember how I got
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28 back
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29 here. I'm sure that I'll remember though."
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30
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31 Elsewhere...
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32
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33 "Damn that Pretty Sammy! She is always getting in my way!" a
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34 shadowed
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35 figure yelled in anger. "It doesn't matter though. I'll get you when you
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36 least suspect it. Be warned Pretty Sammy, you will not be a thorn in my
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37 side for much longer. You can count on that."
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38
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39 "Master." Ramia said.
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40
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41 "What is it, Worm!"
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42
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43 "If my warrior was allowed to stay in her other form a little while
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44 longer,
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45 She could find out who Sammy is and Kill her before she can turn into Pretty
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46 Sammy."
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47
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48 "Your 'WARRIOR' should be greatful that she is even able to turn into
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49 Pixie
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50 Misa. I'll give you and your 'warrior' one more chance. But be warned, If
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51 you fail me THIS time I will show NO mercy!"
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52
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53 "Yes Master. I am very grea"
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54
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55 "SHUT UP AND LEAVE!!!!"
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56
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57 On that note Ramia vanished fearing what would happen to her if Misa failed
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58 agian.
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59
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60 A few days later on the Afternoon News.
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61
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62 "This is the third day in a row that monsters have been constantly
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63 attacking the city. The Super Soldier Pretty Sammy Has put a stop to every
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64 attack to this point. Police are baffled and can not detect any connection
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65 between any of the attack sites. Some people have began to wonder, that
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66 with all the constant attacks, just how long Pretty Sammy can keep this up.
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67 This is Sara Ulrich with WKBM News at 1:00. Signing off."
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68
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69 'Yeah. Just how long can I keep this up? Not long, I know that much. I
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70 can't even get a good night's sleep anymore.' Sasami thought to herself.
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71 This was the 3rd day that she has gone without any sleep at all. Just then
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72 a little grey rabbit looking creature was hopping across the school yard.
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73 'Oh no. Not AGAIN.'
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74
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75 "Sasami! More Luvluv monsters have been spotted. You must hurry."
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76
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77 "I can't do this much longer Ryo-ohki. I'm about to collapse as it is
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78 already."
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79
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80 Elsewhere...
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81
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82 'My plan is working. With Pretty Sammy exhausted, she won't have the
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83 strength to fight much longer. I just need a little more time.'
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84
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85 "Ramia! The Master want's to see you right away."
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86
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87 "Thank you Rumia. You may leave now." On that note Rumia changed
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88 into
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89 bird and flew off.
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90
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91 Back in Japan..
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92
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93 The battle raged on anf for a little while it had seemed that the LuvLuv
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94 monster had an edge over Pretty Sammy. With her last bit of energy she was
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95 able to launch her ultimate attack, Magical Resolution, and was able to put
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96 the LuvLuv monster at peace with it's inner self.
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97
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98 "Finally!"
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99
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100 "I'm proud of you Sammy. I"m glad to see that you can still
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101 fight."
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102
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103 "Ryo-ohki! Did you have doubt?"
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104
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105 "Well... no but you looked very tired."
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106
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107 "I am VERY tired. By the way you are a terrible lier. I also had doubt,
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108 but I knew that I had to beat it."
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109
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110 "Bonjour Pretty Sammy. You look very tired. Do you think that you have
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111 enough strength to defeat me?"
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112
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113 "PIXIE MISA! I don't know if I have the strength but I know that I can
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114 always defeat you!"
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115
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116 "Oh come now. Even I know that you can't defeat me in your weakened
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117 state.
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118 However it wouldn't be any fun if you just up and surrendered. So get
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119 ready Sammy."
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120
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121 Misa charged at Sammy and hit her with unbelievable power. Sammy knew that
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122 she was no match for Misa now but she just couldn't give up. No. She
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123 wouldn't give up. When Misa had was getting ready to give the final blow,
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124 Sammy was surrounded with a bright magical light.
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125
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126 'No. Not now. I.. I can't change back now!' Sammy thought to herself in
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127 panic.
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128
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129 At the same moment Misa was confused and blinded. Ryo-ohki saw this and
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130 told Sammy to run for it but she was too weak to make a move. The light
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131 disappeared and there lay, in Pretty Sammy's place, was a nude Sasami. Her
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132 clothes soon materialized in place of where the Sammy outfit used to be.
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133
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134 Misa regained sight to see Sasami laying where Pretty Sammy was at just a
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135 second ago.
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136
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137 "So this is who you are. Get ready to die, Sammy! Pixie Blade!"
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138 Suddenly
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139 a short bladed sword appeared in Misa's hands and she thrust downward.
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140
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141 "NOOOOOOOOOO! I can't, no, won't do this!" The blade disappeared
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142 and Pixie Misa Stood up and turned around with tears forming in her eyes. She,
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143 too, was then Surrounded in a brilliant flash of light as she started to
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144 revert back to Misao, Ramia appeared.
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145
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146 "What do you think that you are doing?! You will kill this
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147 annoyance!"
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148
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149 "No! I can't do this to my best friend! You knew this all along didn't
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150 you! You knew that Pretty Sammy was my best friend!" The reverting
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151 stopped and she retransformed into Misao.
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152
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153 "So. She will eventually betray your friendship. It's best to destroy
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154 her now, I mean, you will destroy her anyway. It is better to get rid of her
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155 befor she can hurt you."
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156
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157 "Never!" With that said, Misa took Sasami and left.
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159 Two hours later...
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161 "Uhhhhhhh... What happened?" Sasami said still drowsy and begining
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162 to come around.
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163
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164 "Don't worry, you are safe now." Sasami knew this voice but couldn't
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165 place it. Her vision cleared after a few moments and she looked around for her
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166 rescuer. After another moment she found someone and jumped up ready for
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167 battle.
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168
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169 "Pretty Mutation Magical Re..."
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170
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171 "You don't have to transform Sammy. There is no one else here. I saved
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172 you." Suddenly Misa was covered in a brilliant flash of light and a few
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173 minutes later the light was gone and Misao stood in Misa's place.
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174
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175 Sasami's eyes watered and she started crying. Crying for her friend and
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176 crying for herself. The whole time that she was having fun with her friend
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177 she was also fighting against her friend. Fighting in battles that could
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178 kill her. She could have hurt Misao. She could have killed her. Misao meant
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179 too much to her to lose like that. She couldn't stand the thought of hurting
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180 her.
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181
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182 "Sasami, what's wrong?" Misao asked concerned. She blinked a couple
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183 times, confused about what was going on. The last thing she remembered, she'd been
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184 having another headache and then everything had faded away. Now she was with
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185 a very distraught Sasami. She quickly realized they were in her room, but
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186 she couldn't make out how she had gotten there, or when Sasami had arrived.
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187
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188 Sasami through her arms around the black haired girl, throwing Misao off
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189 balance. Misao fell back onto the bed with Sasami still clutching to her.
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190 "Oh Misao… I'm sorry… I'm so sorry…" Sasami sobbed. "I should
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191 have known. I should have done something. I'm so sorry."
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192
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193 Misao hugged Sasami, trying to comfort her. She didn't know what to do.
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194 Sasami was always the one who made her feel better when something went
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195 wrong. She wasn't sure how to calm her friend. "Sasami, its alright. I
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196 don't know what you're sorry about, but there's no reason to. I'm fine.
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197 Everything's okay."
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198
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199 The sound of Misao's voice in her ear sent shivers down Sasami's spine. She
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200 was locked in a close embrace with the black haired girl, Misao whispering
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201 soothingly to her. Sasami blushed a deep shade of red and tried to
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202 disentangle herself from her best friend. Sasami's emotions overflowed as
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203 she sat there. The fear of what could have happened to her best friend. The
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204 sadness that she'd almost hurt her, the relief that maybe now they wouldn't
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205 have to fight anymore. And something else. Some other feeling flowed through
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206 her. It was deep and warm and enveloped her like a soft blanket. 'What's
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207 going on?' she thought to herself. Her torrid emotions had ripped down a
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208 barrier inside her, pouring forth emotions she'd hidden, even from herself.
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209 Things she'd pretended not to notice, not to care about. She sat up and
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210 stared at the wall of Misao's room. 'Why do I have to pick now to fall in
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211 love?' Sasami asked herself angrily. 'And with Misao? How could I be in love
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212 with Misao?' Sasami took a deep breath while Misao looked on, confused. 'I'm
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213 just being over emotional right now. I'm sleep deprived and I'm just happy
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214 she's alright.' She looked back at the black haired girl. Misao was looking
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215 at her worriedly with her gentle aqua eyes. Sasami turned back towards the
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216 wall.
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217
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218 "Sasami? Are you okay?" Misao asked nervously. "What's going
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219 on?"
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220 The blue haired girl smiled warmly at her friend. "I'm fine. I'm just glad
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221 things are working out now. I'm sorry I can't explain what's going on right
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222 now, but I will. Someday I'll explain. I promise." Misao nodded weakly.
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223 "I should go for now. I'll call you tonight. Be careful, Misao." Sasami hugged
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224 the other girl tightly before smiling and heading to the door of the room.
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225
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226 Misao wrung her hands, still worried. "I will, Sasami. I hope you feel
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227 better."
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228
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229 "I think all I need is some sleep and I'll be back to normal," Sasami
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230 said. She waved to Misao and headed downstairs to the door. Sasami sighed deeply
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231 after she got outside. She squinted as her eyes adjusted to the sun light.
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232 She wanted to go back in, to see Misao again, but she needed to get some
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233 sleep. She tried to ignore all the thoughts invading her sleep hazy mind.
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234 After what seemed an eternity, Sasami reached the house she shared with her
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235 mother and brother. She stumbled up the stairs to her room. Ryo-ohki looked up in surprise when
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236 Sasami collapsed on the bed.
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237
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238 "Sasami? You're okay?" Ryo-ohki hopped over to her side happily.
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239 "I was so worried about you!"
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240
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241 "Thanks," Sasami mumbled, her eyes half closed.
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242
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243 "Where were you? I saw Pixie Misa take off with you, but I couldn't catch
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244 up in time. How did you escape?"
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245
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246 Sasami yawned and tried to make out what Ryo-ohki had said. "Oh, no. I was
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247 fine. Misa wouldn't have hurt me. She saved me." She lazily unbuttoned her
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248 shirt and threw it to the side, trying to pull the blankets up around her.
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249
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250 "She saved you?" Ryo-ohki asked incredulously. Sasami just nodded and
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251 rolled over. "Sasami…" Ryo-ohki nudged the blue haired girl after
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252 waiting for an answer.
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253
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254 "I'm sorry, Ryo-ohki, but I'm tired and I'm confused. I need some sleep
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255 after all this. We can talk later, okay?" Sasami smiled tiredly at the
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256 cabbit, trying to keep her eyes open.
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257
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258 Ryo-ohki sighed. "Sure. You deserve some sleep after all those LuvLuv
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259 monsters you stopped. Goodnight, Sasami." Ryo-ohki waited for a reply, but
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260 Sasami was already asleep.
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261
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262 ***
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263
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264 Sasami yawned and stretched as she woke up. She felt a lot better after the
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265 non-stop fighting she'd dealt with over the past couple days. It was dark
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266 outside now. She had a hard time remembering what had been a dream and what
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267 was real. One thing stood out above all else, Misao. Her mind centered on
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268 the thoughts of her dark haired friend. Misao smiled at her in her mind's
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269 eye. Suddenly, the image shifted, the dark hair was now blonde. The
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270 beautiful aqua eyes were now pink. Sasami let out a silent sigh, remembering
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271 that her best friend was her worst enemy. But was she? She had saved her
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272 life. Maybe it showed just how deep their feeling were for each other,
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273 strong enough to get past the magic that cause Misao to be Pixy Misa.
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274
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275 The blue haired girl blushed deeply. What was she thinking? Her heart beat
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276 had quickened while thinking of Misao. Just what was happening to her?
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277
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278 Stretching as she stood up, Sasami hopped off her bed. She glanced around
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279 for Ryo-ohki, but the cabbit was nowhere to be seen. She shrugged her bare
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280 shoulders and padded across the floor to her dresser. Pulling on her
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281 pajama's, she couldn't help but feel a stab of worry for her friend. Was she
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282 alright? What would happen to her now that she betrayed that strange lady
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283 she'd been working for? Sasami bolted upright and grabbed for her phone. She
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284 pushed the speed dial button and paced nervously as she waited for an
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285 answer.
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286
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287 "Hello?" a gentle voice answered.
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288
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289 Sasami smiled at the sound of Misao's voice. The other girl had always been
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290 her very dear, best friend. She felt so relieved to know that she was okay.
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291
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292 "Hello?" Misao repeated.
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293
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294 "Oh! Hi, Misao," Sasami said quickly. She leaned down, picking up her
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295 discarded blouse.
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296
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297 "Sasami? How are you? I was worried about you…" Misao said softly.
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298 Sasami fell back on her bed, a blush on her cheeks and a smile on her lips.
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299
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300 "Thanks, Misao. I'm just fine. Actually, I was worried about you."
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301
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302 "Me?" the purple haired girl asked in surprise.
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303
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304 Sasami giggled. "Yeah. Don't worry about it. I'd protect you if anything
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305 happened, anyway," she said, her voice suddenly sounding serious. She
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306 promised to herself she wouldn't let anything happen to her friend. If she
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307 wasn't Pretty Sammy, then her friend wouldn't be in such danger. Misao never
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308 would've been used as Pixy Misa. She owed it to her friend to watch out for
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309 her. And she couldn't live with herself if anything happened to Misao.
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310 "Thank you, Sasami," Misao said after a short pause. "I really
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311 hope you're doing better."
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312
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313 "Yeah, I am. I got some sleep after I got home. I feel a lot better,"
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314 Sasami replied.
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315
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316 "That's great. You were acting kind of strange," Misao said
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317 concernedly.
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318
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319 Sasami sat up on the bed, crossing her legs. "Strange?" she asked
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320 worriedly. 'Am I acting strange around her? Did she notice I was?'
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321
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322 "I think you were probably just tired," Misao said thoughtfully.
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323
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324 "Yeah, that was it," Sasami agreed hurriedly. 'That was all it was,
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325 right?'
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326
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327 "I'm sorry, Sasami. I have to go," the blue haired girl could hear
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328 the regret in Misao's voice.
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329
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330 "That's okay. I'll see you tomorrow, Misao. Maybe we can go someplace
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331 after school," Sasami said hopefully.
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332
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333 "I'd like that," Misao answered happily.
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334
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335 "It's a date, then," Sasami heard herself say. She blushed as soon as
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336 the words were out of her mouth.
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337
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338 "Sure. Bye, Sasami!" Misao said, seeming not to notice her friend's
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339 odd behavior.
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340
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341 "Sleep well, Misao," the blue haired girl said reluctantly. "I
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342 love you," she added as an afterthought.
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343
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344 "What?"
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345
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346 "Nothing! Nothing! Umm… Goodnight, Misao!" Sasami hung up the phone
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347 quickly before she could say anything else. After a glance at the phone, she tossed
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348 it to the side as if it were diseased. "What's going on?" she said
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349 aloud.
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350
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351 The next day....
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352
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353 "Sure you can ask me anything Sasami."
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354
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355 "Thank you Mihoshi. What do you do when you love someone but you aren't
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356 sure if they love you in the same way?"
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357
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358 "Love? Oh! I'm SO happy for you Sasami! Who is it? Has he said anything
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359 to you? Have you two gone out on a date yet?"
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360
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361 "I'd rather not say who it is now and not for the other two. Would you please
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362 answer my question."
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363
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364 "What question was that?"
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365
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366 "What do you do when you love someone but you aren't sure if they love you
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367 in the same way?"
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368
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369 "Oh. Well I'm not." Mihoshi stopped in midsentence when she heard the door
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370 knob turn and the door start to open. Reflex had taken over when she reached for
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371 her gun and had it armed and ready, aimed for the spot right beside the door.
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372 "FREEZE!" Ever since her and Kiyone had been robbed while they were sleeping,
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373 she has been training hard and improving her senses.
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374
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375 "Mihoshi, it's me, Kiyone. Now put the gun down."
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376
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377 "Sorry Kiyone. Did you have any luck?"
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378
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379 "No. Neither I nor the police have been able to find anything. I honestly don't
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380 think that we'll see any of that stuff agian."
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381
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382 "At least none of our stuff for the store was stolen." Mihoshi then returned
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383 her attention back to Sasami. "As I was saying, I'm not sure what to do. I would
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384 tell that person how I felt and then do something special for them."
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385
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386 "What are you guys talking about?" inquired Kiyone.
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387
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388 "Little Sasami here is in love. She wants to know what to do so she came here
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389 to ask for advice. Do you have any Kiyone?"
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390
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391 "Sasami all I, or anyone else for that matter, can tell you is to do what your
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392 heart tells you to do. The only other thing we can do is give you ideas."
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393
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394 "Thank you Mihoshi. Thank you Kiyone. I'll tell you how it turns out." With
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395 that Sasami left. Still as confused about her situation as ever.
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396
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397 As she walked down the street she heard a load explosion to her left. She ran
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398 as fast as she could to the next cross section and looked to her left. There were
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399 flames and smoke everywhere.
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400
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401 Sasami looked around her and saw that no one was around. "Pretty Mutation
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402 Magical Recall!" A bright flash of light engulfed Sasami and out came Pretty
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403 Sammy.
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404
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405 At the scene of the explosion....
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406
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407 "Where the hell is Pretty Sammy!" Ramia shouted.
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408
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409 "What do you want, Ramia?"
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410
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411 "Ah, Pretty Sammy. I want you to DIE!"
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412
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413 Sasami sweatdropped. She really didn’t need this, especially not now. She was
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414 having enough trouble with her love life to worry about a maniacal magical person
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415 trying to kill her. “Is there anyway we could possibly do this some other time?” the
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416 blue haired girl asked pleadingly.
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417
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418 Ramia furrowed her brow angrily. “How dare you mock me, Pretty Sammy.
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419 For that I’ll have to make sure your death is drawn out. And very painful.”
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420
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421 The magical girl sighed. Things just never could be easy for her, could they?
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422 Pulling her wand up in front of her, she prepared for the attack. A flash of light
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423 appeared in Ramia’s hand, quickly hurtling her way. The blue haired magical girl
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424 raised her wand in the air. “Pretty Coquettish Bomber!!” Energy surrounded
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425 Sasami as she used her strongest attack, trying to force her concentration on this
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426 rather than a certain dark haired girl that had been the focus of her thoughts as of
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427 late. The attack flew straight at the red headed woman. Sasami smiled
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428 triumphantly, but the victory was short lived. Sasami’s smile faded away as she
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429 saw her attack rather than hit the magical woman, head right through her. Her
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430 mind reeled with the implication. “And illusion?” Sasami whirled around, her
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431 eyes wide in horror, but it was too late.
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432
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433 “Die.” Ramia grinned, energy lashing out at the bane of her existence. She would
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434 finally get what she wanted, the end of Pretty Sammy.
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435
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436 Sasami stood trapped like a deer in headlights, the energy seeming to move in slow
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437 motion towards her. She closed her eyes tightly, her arms going in front of her in
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438 reflex. She knew it would do her no good, but she also knew there was nothing she
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439 could do. Before the blast could hit, two arms wrapped around her waist and leapt
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440 off with her. The energy hit right were Sasami had been standing. Her eyes slowly
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441 opened when she realized she was still alive. She took a deep breath, her hands
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442 going across her body, making sure she was okay. Looking up to her rescuer, she
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443 was shocked by the sight. The girl was slightly taller than her, long feathery
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444 blonde hair falling to around her shoulders. Sasami could feel some of the dark
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445 purple, almost black leather of the girl’s costume against her. The girl’s hands
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446 were still around her waist, holding her close. The background seemed to fade
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447 away for Sasami, everything gone except this beautiful girl that rescued her.
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448 ‘Misao and Pixy Misa are the same person. She must really care about me, too,
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449 then.’ The thought that Misao had come to her rescue in a sense sent a tingle up
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450 and down Sasami’s spine. Before she knew what she was doing, the blue haired
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451 magical girl leaned forward, her soft lips brushing against her rescuers. That
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452 moment, those soft lips against her own, the whole moment felt truly wonderful. It
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453 was more magical than anything magic she’d done as Pretty Sammy.
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454
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455 Pixy Misa’s eyes went wide as saucers as she felt Pretty Sammy kiss her. She froze,
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456 unsure of what to do for once in her life as Misao’s other personality. Her hands
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457 tensed against Sammy’s sides, but that just spurred the blue haired girl on, making
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458 her kiss the blonde deeper. Misa’s eyes started to fall closed, not knowing how to
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459 stop what was happening. Not wanting to. Misa barely shook herself from her
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460 trance in time to drag Sasami out of the way of another attack. The blonde feigned
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461 anger as she turned to the blue haired girl, too confused by what had happened to
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462 actually deal with it right now. “What are you trying to do, Sammy? Get us killed?
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463 You want to kiss, you wait till we’re not about to die. That does put a damper on
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464 my plans for the day, you know.”
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465
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466 Sasami looked down, blushing profusely. What had she just done? Why? She just
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467 hadn’t been able to help herself. It had felt so good, so right. Even if this was her
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468 former rival, she was just as much in love with her as Misao. They were the same
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469 person, even if she did act differently as them. “Sorry…” she said sadly, barely in a
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470 whisper.
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471
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472 The blonde grinned reassuringly. “Worry about it later, Sammy. And if we do
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473 make it out of this alive, maybe I’ll let you try again.” She winked, drawing a
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474 blush from the blue haired girl. She laughed as she looked around for Ramia. She
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475 always did enjoy teasing the other magical girl. As long as she didn’t have to
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476 worry about the implications of the kiss. It wasn’t half bad. Kinda good, actually..
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477 Misa’s mind started to wander back to it before she spotted her former master.
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478 “Pixy Sexy Fire!!” She yelled, the blast flying towards Ramia.
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479
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480 Ramia faded out of the way just in time. Reappearing further off, she scowled.
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481 “You traitor! I’ll kill you as well.” After a moment, she added, “The next time we
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482 meet.” She turned around, fading away again.
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483
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484
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485 The two magical girls stood in silence for a long moment. Now that the battle was
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486 over and done with, Sammy’s little kiss earlier came to the surface in both of their
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487 thoughts. Pretty Sammy turned to Pixy Misa, hoping to find out what the blonde
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488 girl thought of it. But Misa had a trump card to play. Besides, this wasn’t her
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489 problem. She was the happy outgoing one. She’d let her other side deal with it,
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490 even if she wouldn’t remember. Dipping backwards, the leather clad magical girl
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491 fainted.
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492
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493 Shifting back to normal from Pretty Sammy, Sasami sighed miserably. It figured
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494 that it would turn out like this. Things never could be easy, could they? Of course,
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495 Tsunami wouldn’t have chosen her as the earth’s champion if she didn’t believe in
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496 her. But then again, this scenario probably wasn’t something she’d been chosen
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497 for. “Misao-chan? Misao-chan, are you alright?” Sasami asked, shaking her friend
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498 softly.
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499
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500 “Hmm?” Misao blinked her aquamarine eyes tiredly, trying to focus. It took her a
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501 moment before she could make out Sasami’s worried face looking down at her.
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502 “Sasami-chan? Owww….” She held her head as she tried to sit up but Sasami
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503 pushed her back down.
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504
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505 “Wait until you feel better first. I don’t want you to hurt any more than you already
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506 do. I know how sick you can get.” Sasami bit her lip as she watched her dark
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507 haired best friend lying on the floor with a pained look on her face. She really
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508 wished there was something she could do about Misao’s poor health. They had
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509 first met when Sasami had helped her get to the nurse’s office. Even after all this
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510 time, it still scared her to see the poor girl wracked with pain like that.
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511
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512 “I love you, too.”
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513
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514 “What?” Was her mind playing tricks on her? She had just heard Misao mutter
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515 something, right? She really needed more sleep after all of the running around
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516 she’d been doing lately. All this stress really wasn’t good for her. She was likely to
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517 crack soon at this rate. “Did you say something?”
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518
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519 Misao shook her head quickly, rolling onto her side. A scarlet blush colored her
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520 pale cheeks as she looked off. “No, I didn’t say anything, Sasami-chan. I didn’t say
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521 anything at all.” The nervous butterflies feeling in her stomach was so bad that she
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522 thought she was going to be sick. She closed her eyes as the setting sun started to
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523 hurt them. She wished that Sasami would just take her home soon so everything
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524 could go back to the depressing way of things. Then she wouldn’t have to worry
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525 about these things at the very least and that sick feeling would go away. Her eyes
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526 fluttered open as a pair of arms encircled her waist and helped prop her up. Pretty
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527 pink eyes and cute freckles along with a little light blue at the corners of her vision
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528 greeted her. Her blush grew deeper as Sasami looked deeply at her. ‘She smells
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529 wonderful. I feel so warm and safe in her arms. I always do. I wish she’d never let
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530 go.’ Internally pushing those thoughts away, she continued thinking to herself. ‘I
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531 hope she does let go soon. Otherwise I don’t think I’ll be able to pretend
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532 everything’s the way it used to be. I don’t know if I could handle anymore
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533 changes.’
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534
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535 Sasami noticed Misao stiffening up in her grasp after a moment. ‘Why’s she so
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536 nervous all of a sudden? She was starting to relax just a moment ago. Am I scaring
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537 her?’ Shaking her head, Sasami never took her eyes away from Misao’s big,
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538 frightened aquamarine ones. Her soft body barely moved, feeling like a scared little
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539 animal in her arms. Misao’s breathing was very slow, as if she was trying to not
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540 bring any attention to herself. ‘If I heard right, she must be scared about the whole
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541 thing. She’s always been kinda sad. And with how things are, this could risk
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542 losing her best friend and what we already have. I’m not risking much because I
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543 know she’ll understand. I know she’ll stay my friend. I know… So why am I so
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544 worried?’ the blue haired girl thought to herself. “Misao-chan?” One hand went
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545 higher up Misao’s back as she brought her into a better sitting position.
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546
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547 Misao swallowed nervously and nodded in acknowledgement. “Hai, Sasami-
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548 chan?”
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549
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550 Licking her dry lips, Sasami tried to voice what was in her heart. “Misao-chan,
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551 you’re my very best friend. You’ve always been there for me and I can’t remember
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552 ever being happier than when I’m with you. I don’t want to fight against you
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553 because I care too much about you. You’re very important to me. I just want to be
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554 with you always. Misao-chan, I love you.”
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555
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556 Misao’s cheeks went a deep shade of crimson as words caught in her throat. She
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557 was always so lonely, a scared little girl alone in the dark. But Sasami always filled
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558 up that darkness for her. She took away that deep loneliness. She was the only real
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559 important thing in her life. She was her reason to keep going, her reason to hope
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560 when all seemed lost, her reason to look toward tomorrow when her mother wasn’t
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561 going to be home and she had cram school to get to. But all that came out was a
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562 meek, “I love you, too.” That was enough.
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563
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564 Sasami’s face lit up as she hugged Misao tightly. “Oh, Misao-chan!” A warm
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565 feeling quickly surpassed any nervous ones that had been inside her as the girl in
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566 her arms began to hug her back. All of her unfounded worries and the torment this
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567 had caused her all melted away in the beautiful dark haired girls hands. She felt
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568 Misao bury her head against the crook of her neck, an altogether pleasant
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569 sensation. She held her close, still on her knees.
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570
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571 Close to tears, Misao clutched onto Sasami like a life preserver in the choppy
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572 waters of her life. But now she could feel some of her faith returning. Things
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573 would work out. Because no matter what happened, she’d be with Sasami.
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574 Whatever else got thrown in her way wouldn’t matter as long as she could be in
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575 her arms. “Thank you so much, Sasami-chan. I never thought..”
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576
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577 Sasami cut her off with a soft kiss, her eyes closed as she relished the soft feel of
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578 Misao’s lips against her own. The dark haired girl just sat there shocked for a
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579 moment, Sasami’s cheeks reddening in embarrassment.
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580
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581 No longer able to form coherent thought and drowning in a sea of emotion, Misao
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582 returned the kiss. Yes, everything would be alright from now on. ‘Just never let me
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583 go. Never set me free from you.’
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