She hugged Luna and her flowers even tighter and continued running. Through her tears, she was having trouble seeing where she was going. Thus she missed the "Caution: Wet Floor" sign (had she been able to read it anyway).
She also failed to see the 4 year old walking carefully across the wet tile floor.
Neko crashed into her, and the two (three, counting Luna) went sliding across the floor.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The janitor put her mop in the bucket after finishing mopping. She had finally finished this floor and not a moment too soon. Her shift was almost up. She pushed her mopping equipment across the room and into the open janitorial closet.
Her watch beeped, signaling the end of the shift. She closed the door and locked it. The next shift's janitorial staff would be working on the next floor up.
Before she left, she briefly wondered what happened to that kawaii kid that was there less than a minute ago.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Tenshi shook her head to clear it. She got her bearings just in time to see the door finish shutting.
"Ano�" she started. But it was too late.
It was very dark, wherever she was.
"Hello?" she whispered, her voice shaking.
A tiny moan came from her right. Then, "Mama?" cried a small voice.
"Uh, uh, uh, uh," Tenshi was at a loss. She was trying not to panic, but she was a 4 year old in a dark place with a stranger.
The other girl was crying. "Who are you? Where are we? Turn on the light!"
"Ano, I-" Suddenly Tenshi remembered that she had a teensy flashlight that her papa had given her so that she never had to be in the dark. She pulled it out of her pocket and turned it on. "I'm Tenshi. Who are you?" It was slightly less scary with the light on, but it was still hard to see.
"Neko," came the response.
Tenshi shone the light on her and saw it was one of the twins. She was hugging a cat and sucking her thumb. Her face was red as if she was crying for a while.
For some reason, Tenshi found that Neko's tears inspired her to be calmer. "I think we're in a closet."
"Well, get us out!" Neko was near hysterics.
Tenshi shined the flashlight on the door. She found the handle and stood on her tiptoes to reach it. She pulled it, but the handle refused to budge. She looked at Neko and said quietly, "I think we're locked in."
"I want my mama!" Neko cried.
"Me too," Tenshi whispered.
"I want Hawuka-sama!"
"Me too."
"I want Mi-chan!"
"Mi-chan?"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Suddenly, Mi-chan burst into tears.
"Nani?!" Endymion looked at the small girl hugging his leg.
"I want Neko!"
Endymion smiled sympathetically. The twins were the same age as his little princess. He picked her up and hugged her.
"There, there. They'll find her."
He wondered why Mi-chan was worried now. The twins had been running around by themselves all day. Perhaps she was still worried because of Haruka's anger. He wasn't sure how much the twins understood that she wasn't mad at them.
"But she scarwed."
He pulled her away and looked at her in shock. "How do you know?"
"Just do," she answered tearfully.
He wondered�. "Can you feel what she's feeling?" She shrugged
Ami and Ryo had never shared that the twins had a psychic link. He wondered if they knew. It made sense though, since Ryo had psychic powers.
Suddenly, he had an idea. "Michiru-chan? How are you at hide and seek with Neko-chan?"
That got a smile, at least. "Awways find her. But she finds me too."
Endymion had a hunch. He quickly called Haruka. "I think I know how to find Neko-chan." He didn't know about Tenshi, but he was sure that Mi-chan would be able to find her sister.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Michiru had taken her time getting back to the waiting room with Kimahou. Along the way, some guy had decided to flirt with her. She never saw any problem with a little flirting as long as she wasn't serious, which she never was except with Haruka. Still, it was fun to tease the guys.
But she had grown tired of it after awhile. So she had left him behind.
"Now Kimahou-chan, remember. There is nothing wrong with a little harmless flirting." The baby cooed at her in response.
*Oh well. It would have been more fun if Haruka had come by.*
No sooner had she thought this, than she saw her love come from around the corner.
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