Disclaimer: I don't own Maria-sama ga Miteru (though I wish I do). Just borrowed the magnificent beings from Oyuki-sama's work of art.

This is my second fanfiction of Maria-sama ga Miteru (My first one is entitled: Oh! Maria-sama).

I hope you will like this.

"The Heart Never Forgets"

Prologue

Sachiko grumpily woke up as she could hear her mobile phone ringing. She groaned at the unexpected call but sensed something that she can't decipher. She reached for her phone and didn't bother to check whose calling and clicked the answer button.

"Hello?" She wanted to scold the person who called but disregarded it by thinking that this is an emergency or something. Well it better be for this is Sachiko – and someone disturbed her sleep which is not good.

She can hear a nervous breathing at the other end of the line.

"Onee-sama?" Yumi started "I'm sorry for calling you this late but…" she hesitated.

"Yumi?" Sachiko could sense the nervousness of her petite soeur, she tensed as she sat up on her bed, she became nervous herself as worry reached her system. "Is there something wrong? Is there something bothering you?" she asked with a crack on her voice as she just woke up since Sachiko doesn't really like to be bothered in her sleep. But this is Yumi. The only person who can tame her irritations and anger.

"Sorry for bothering you Onee-sama but I'm really nervous and scared right now and you're the only one that I can think of calling. I'm not really sure but I can feel that something is not right here" Yumi explained

"What do you mean, Yumi?" She can already form an idea and it made her more nervous but decided to make it clearer.

"I think I'm not alone in the house. I can hear faint movements in the living room and in the kitchen. I want to check it but I'm scared" Yumi said it in a whisper fearing that they or whatever it or they is or are might hear her and that's the last thing that she wanted to happen."

Sachiko got Yumi's point and stood up "Yumi, listen to me very carefully" Sachiko instructed "Do not leave your room, lock it, find anything that you can use as a weapon, find somewhere to hide and do not make any noise that could get their attention, assuming they are more than one" she added, worry, nervousness and conviction obvious in her voice. "I'll be there in 15 minutes" she assured her beloved petite soeur who might now be in a big danger.

With that, Sachiko ended the call, she didn't need much any preparation since this is an emergency involving the person she holds dear in her heart. She just put on a decent top and a pair of jeans. She dialed a number and sent something, and walked outside her room. She instructed one of their butlers to call the police and explained what they needed to do.

She called for her driver and told him to go directly to Yumi's house.

"We need to be really discreet. Can you do that?" Sachiko asked

"Then we need to use the other car" her driver answered

Yumi on the other hand, well, being Yumi, followed what her Onee-sama instructed her. She silently locked her door, she quietly and carefully moved her small drawer to block the door, she searched through her room for a potential weapon and lastly, she hid.

She was alone since her father was called to stay for a 3-day architecture seminar trip and was accompanied by her mother. Yuuki was on a leadership training held by Hanadera.

Yumi can still hear sounds of footsteps, scratches and faint voices downstairs. Every noise that she hears makes her heart beat faster, even seconds of silence is making her heart want to explode.

Silence for a while and Yumi heard slow footsteps at Yuuki's room. Her mind started to go blank and her heart beats even faster. She wants to jump from her window but of course, it would kill her. She remembered Sachiko's voice and it made her calm a bit. She remembered her Onee-sama's voice telling her to stay inside, lock the door and hide. For her, this is the longest 15 minutes of her life. She's pondering on how to get out of the house when she heard her doorknob being turned. Luckily, she locked it.

She sighed and peeked a little at her doorknob, the turning stopped. Just as she comfortably went back to sit, a loud bang was heard. Something hard has collided with her door. She started to panic; she grabbed a hold of her weapon tight and prayed to Maria-sama. "What am I going to do?" she whispered.

She moved a little from her previous position to find a possible way to get out. She can't think straight. She stood up and looked at the window; she saw a black car coming.

"Is that Onee-sama?" Yumi thought. Two people got out of the car, a male and Sachiko. "It is Onee-sama!" she stated a little louder than expected and she held her mouth "This is bad, I hope they didn't hear me" she thought while cold sweats dropped down from her forehead. She peeked at her door, nothing, no movements. She looked at her window again; she can see Sachiko, a male (her driver) waiting as a red car parked behind the black car "Kashiwagi-san?" Yumi whispered.

"So you are here Yumi-chan. No point in hiding now" A deep voiced was heard "Get out there now, unlock the door" the man added.

Yumi stared at the door shocked, horror struck through her body, the voice sent shivers down her spine "I know that voice! I certainly know who that voice belongs to!" Yumi convinced herself.

"Sa-chan, we can't just go inside, it's dangerous" Kashiwagi Suguru explained "We need to have a plan" he added

"I'm afraid that I have to agree with that Ojou-sama" Sachiko's driver agreed with Suguru "We can't risk your safety"

"Yumi is in danger! Can't you hear yourselves? We are also risking her life every second or every minute that we stand here doing nothing!" Sachiko stated, hysteria overpowering her "I can't just let something happen to her when I know that I can do something to help her, to save her. We need to do something when there's still time" Sachiko is angry, she wanted to shout but she can't. She wants to save Yumi even if it costs her own life. Yumi is the most important person for her, she is her inspiration, she is the person who changed her, she is her reason for living, and especially, Yumi is her life.

Something vibrated from Sachiko's pocket, she reached out for it and answered it.

"The police are on standby Ojou-sama, they are waiting for instructions" their butler did as what he was instructed by Sachiko.

"Good" Sachiko replied. She left the line open and put her phone back in her pocket "You will hear everything that will happen, take action when you need to" she added

"Wait for me Yumi, I will save you, please be alright" Sachiko stated in her mind

"I am indebted with your safety Ojou-sama, I'll lead the way" Sachiko's driver said as they moved towards Yumi's house.

As they are nearing the front door, they can hear movements from the living room, they just can't see it because of the curtains "Careful, they might see us" Kashiwagi warned.

As the driver got hold of the knob, they heard someone speak. Their eyes went wide, they were stunned in their position, pure horror are reflected in their eyes. Why? They know that voice. They can't be mistaken, that is a very familiar voice that they've known for a very long time. "It can't be" Kashiwagi said in a low-tone.

"Suguru-kun" Sachiko said as their eyes were locked in each other. Kashiwagi nodded, and with that, he opened the door. They ran, never looking around, never looking back, they followed where the voice was coming from, they climbed the stairs up and turned, they stopped at their tracks, frozen in disbelief. They had an idea, but didn't believe before they saw him; the owner of the voice.

The butler at the end of the line was petrified. The driver fell on his knees. Suguru stood beside Sachiko.

Sachiko couldn't believe it, but there, stood the person they know very well.

Cut! End of prologue.

That's it for now. It became longer as intended.

After how many years, I've wrote once again. Sachiko and Yumi are such great inspirations.

I hope you'll like my story. I'll be uploading the next story soon.

Thank you guys for reading this, if ever.

See you next chapter!