No, Yoko was never supposed to die. Of course not! I couldn't do that. But I added a bit of hope here and I made the explanations clearer, so that he would be able to move on and live full-heartedly.

Yep, you knew it ^_^
Yoko's brother waited for Yoko. Actually it was a coincidence, like fate, that he really got the chance to pull this through. And Ryo played along because Yoko saved his life.

Thanks so much for your comment!! *huggles*
Yes, definitely, the next one will be a fairy-Eito-Ranger story :D