Gladiolus

                                    

                                          
After Aethelsa brought Mary into the Timberland, she guided her to an area with blue trees. wisps coming from their leaves in soft pink, blue and white.
"This is Amintiri, the Grove of Memories. We should be able to find something for you here," Aethelsa said, scratching her head. "The problem is I haven't used searching magic in a while and my friend who made this forest is in the Spirit World. So......"
Mary spluttered, "Wait...so...we came here for nothing?"
Aethelsa giggled, "Of couse not! I'm going to kill you temporarily so that you can venture into the Spirit World with me----"
She cleared her thoat. "Ahem, I meant to remove your soul from your body for the time being, Ren will be so excited to see you!"
"Oh."
This will be interesting.
*****
"You do know how to travel to the Quantum Realm?" Sachiko asked.
"Of course," the Queen replied smoothly. "Let us make haste."
A circle of light glowed beneath them.
*****
"Okay, sit down please," Aethelsa instructed. "Hold my hands."
Mary felt as light as a feather and she opened her eyes to see her body below, still sitting cross-legged on the ground, eyes closed.
"Holy shit, this is cool."
"Right?! I'm sooooo excited!" Aethelsa squealed.
'Huh, she and Yumeko would be great friends, if they're not already," Mary thought, the corner of her lips curling up.
"Can you see we're small enough to fit into those wisps?" Aethelsa said, pointing to the wisps flowing from the crowns of the trees. "All we have to do is wait for a pure-white one, it leads to the Spirit World. Um...this may take a while...did you know that when I was younger, I used to think that this grove was a creature and when it farted the wisps would flow out? How silly I was, don't you agree--"
"There's a white one!" Mary exclaimed.
The wisp faded away.
"Oh, well, while we wait, let's listen to a story my grandmother told me, did you know......" Aethelsa rambled.
Mary sighed, but smiled, enjoying her new friend's company and her strange stories.
*****
[Because I like it when readers want to continue reading a part but it is in the next chapter, the Quantum Realm shall not be mentioned yet, and may or may not be after this part>:)]
Ririka gasped when she felt the presence of Quantum magic, while only Kirari possessed.
'Kirari is going to the Quantum Realm!' Ririka thought. 'But why? And I sense another presence----Sachiko-san?!'
Being used to running to Mary during stressful times. Ririka scampered to her room, only to find it empty, a note on the bed.
"Dear Ririka
I will be touring The Celestial Reach, don't worry, I'll be fine. Just wait for me to come back.
Love,
Mary?!"
This was too much for Ririka who collapsed on the spot onto her girlfriend's bed.
*****
The ground rippled under the Sachiko's foot as she stepped on the dark ground, violet stars surrounding her and the Queen.
A star at the most left caught her eye, its shimmering form seemed familiar to her somehow.
(do you know which star I'm referring to?)

                            

                                
                            
                              
                                  
                              
                              
                                
                                  
                                  
                                
                              
                             
                            
                            
                          
                          
As she stared longer at it, an image of her sister flashed in her mind, before it showed her fading into a violet orb and returning to the skies.
Sachiko gasped and stumbled back, turning to the Queen who was breathing heavily, clutching the necklace closer.
"ぎりのあね (sister-in-law--older)," Sachiko said urgently.
Kirari expressioned turned to that of cool calmness as she raised a brow.
Sachiko continued to stare behind her.
"Why, hello, you certainly took your own time coming here." a cool voice said.
The lovesick Queen turned to face the mysterious person, eyes widening.
"Kanako Tsuki."
[gonna try to leave you in suspense -- jkjk i'll update:):)]