HEY EVERYONE! well, i'm back!!! after bearing the brutal brunt of exams,,i'm back!!! well, i guess my math paper was the toughest, but i've done my other subjects well!! oh, and i know i've definitely left out a couple of letters here and there...this was typed in a span of 20 minutes when my mom had gone out to run some errands

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those who manage to catch hold of those mistakes, kindly send me a PM and i will get to it( no flames plz)

R&R plz!!!!

Lets see now,

Hino Kahoko thought to herself as she walked through the hallway. I gave back Tsuchiura's notes, now all I have to do is return these books to the library, and I'm done for the day.

She started off towards the library, and upon entering, piled the books on top of the librarian's desk. She then wondered if the book she had wanted about Schubert had come in. The library was deserted, so she decided to see if she could locate the book herself. Briskly, she walked over to the music section of the library.

As she ran her eyes over the book spines she couldn't help but get the feeling that someone was watching her. No sooner had she thought it, than a bright ball of light exploded near the corner of her left eye.

"Hey, Kahoko!"

Kahoko covered her eyes to shield them from the glare.

"Lil…Lily?"

"You bet! So, what ya doing?"

"I was jus checking out a few books. How are you?"

At the mention of her question, Lily's smile became mischievous.

"I'm all right, but life is really becoming boring these days, after the concours ended."

"How sad for you. How are you killing the boredom?"

"Well, I wasn't…until a few seconds ago, when this brilliant idea dawned upon me!"

Cautiously, Kahoko took a step away from the fairy. Whenever she came up with a 'brilliant idea' they usually came at her expense.

"What sort of idea did you have in mind, Lily?"

"Well, it's kind of hard to describe. It'll be easier if I show you. Brace yourself now, this may be a bumpy ride!" said the fairy, raising her star-tipped wand menacingly.

"Ah…Lily, wait a minute!" said Kahoko nervously, and a bit louder than she had intended.

"Hino?"

To add to her anxiety, Tsukimori Len stepped view.

"Why are you talking to yourself?"

"I'm not; it's just that…ah…"

"Oh boy, this makes things even better!" squealed Lily in delight.

"Hang on you two!"

"Lily wait!"

"One…two…"

"Who's Lily?"

"THREE!"

Kahoko, on impulse, grabbed hold of Tsukimori's blazer about a second before Lily's countdown ended; and found herself being thrust, head-first, into a long, swirling, deep , black tunnel. She screamed. Tsukimori's expression showed panic. Tightly, she gripped hold of his arm, wishing the swirling would stop. A few seconds later, she saw light at the end of the tunnel; and she and Len were thrown out of it into a crumpled heap on a tiled floor.

A few moments later, Kahoko's consciousness woke up, but she was feeling too dizzy to stand.

"My, my, aren't you both comfortable?" asked a voice she recognized. She raised her spinning head.

"Yunoki-senpai?"

It was Azuma, and judging by the disheveled state of his normally smooth tresses, he had just experienced a sensation similar to hers. It was then that Kahoko realized her position. She was sprawled out on top of Tsukimori, her skirt hiked up well past her calf. The blue-haired violinist was now stirring slightly with his eyes closed. Quickly, Kahoko pushed herself off him, before he opened his eyes, blushing at the fact That Azuma had caught them in such an undignified position.

"Where…are we?" asked Len as he sat up.

"I don't know. How did you get here senpai?"

"Same way you both did, through a swirling wind tunnel."

"But why were we brought here?" asked Tsukimori.

Kahoko shrugged. God only knew where here was. But as she ran her eye along the tiles, and doors, she suddenly was struck by realization.

"Wait a minute, isn't this…?"

"Our school?" finished Azuma for her. "Bingo."

It was in fact, her school, but at the same time, it didn't look like Seisou. A thick carpet of dust was lining he tiled floor, and was being beaten away by an irate Tsukimori from his white blazer. Except for a few lights, all the others had been broken, the shattered glass lying in little scattered piles across the floor.

Suddenly, a whooshing sound was heard above them. All three students looked up, and saw two more wind tunnels similar to ones that picked them up, materialize from the ceiling. A few seconds later, they heard screams, and from one of the tunnels, fell Keiichi, Shoko, and Kazuki. Out from the other, which was directly above Len's head, fell Ryotaro. Len cried out as Tsuchiura fell painfully on him, sending him crumpling to the floor again.

"Thanks for breaking my fall, Tsukimori", said Tsuchiura, getting off the floor. Wearily, Len got to his feet again.

"Where….where are we?" asked Shoko, as Kazuki helped her to her feet.

"I have no idea." Said Keiichi.

"Wait a minute….this looks like our school…" said Kazuki after a pause.

A flash of light suddenly appeared near the ceiling.

"It's a ghost! Run!" exclaimed Kazuki, getting ready to sprint away.

"I'm not a ghost you moron!" emanated a voice from the ball of light. The glare faded, and Lily came into view.

"Well, nice to see that everyone got here in one piece."

She did a backward somersault, before flying down to eye level.

"Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Lily, the music spirit that has been keeping this school alive."

"I must be dreaming", said Shoko faintly, staring at Lily. "There's no way that this thing could be real!"

"Too bad for you, because I am real, and you're not dreaming."

"Are…you a…pixie, or something?" asked Kazuki, poking Lily in the back.

"Hey, don't do that!"

"Hah…it's kind of cute!" said Kazuki, using his pinky to mess up Lily's bangs.

"I said don't do that!" yelled Lily in frustration before raising her wand and smacking Kazuki on he head. In spite of it's small size, it must have had more power than imagine, because Kazuki yelped in pain and rubbed his head.

"Now, for those of you who still haven't caught on, I'm a fairy, and I was the one who selected the participants for this year's concours."

"I don't believe you" said Azuma, crossing his arms over his chest.

"How can a small, imaginary creature like you take action in such a critical decision concerning the concours?"

"Oh yeah? Let's see if this will make you believe, Tinky-Winky!"

Lily raised her wand and pointed it at Azuma. A puff of smoke appeared around Azuma's head. A second later, after the smoke had cleared, everyone saw, much to Azuma's horror, that all his long tresses were gone. He had been left with a bald head. Kahoko tried to control hr laughter, but failed, as Ryotaro let out a hearty guffaw next to her. All the students suddenly started laughing, as Azuma hopped around in panic.

Ok, I believe you! I'm sorry!"

With a satisfied smile, Lily, waved her wand again, and in another puff of smoke, Azuma's hair reappeared.

"No, as I was saying, I was the one who decided on this year's participants. Music is something to be cherished, and I have been safeguarding it from the past few centuries. Music is also a media by which people connect, and bond. Now, I'm going to test you, and see how much you have bonded over this past concour."

"There's no need for that, Lily ma'am", said Kazuki, wrapping one arm around Azuma and pulling Kahoko o his side using the other. "We're all bonded, see?"

Lily let out a peal of laughter.

"Nice try Kazuki, but that wont work. Now, for the next few days, you'll be locked up in this school together, and each day, I'll give you a challenge. You must trust each other, and work together to overcome each challenge. If you fail a challenge, it adds an extra day to your stay here."

"Trust…each other?"

Tsukimori and Tsuchiura eyed each other mistrustingly.

"That's the only way. Does everyone understand?"

All the students nodded their heads.

"Ok, well, to start off, being physically fit is a basic need for all musicians, so let's start off with a physical challenge! Best of luck everyone!"

With another glare of light, Lily vanished.

"What the…?" questioned Ryotaro. No sooner had the words left his mouth, than the few remaining lights dimmed, and faded.

lol....Tinky-winky??? i was thinking about the teletubbies, i think.....oh well...plz press the little green button and leave your reviews!!!