Chapter 2

Konoka: Secchan Baka! | Setsuna: I accept.

"Konoka! Get a grip of yourself!" Asuna yelled to Konoka as they arrived at their dorm, after back from Setsuna's dorm and find out that she's not there, even there's no sign of Setsuna's belonging.

"No!No!No!No! Secchan suddenly leave me without saying good bye to me, and you're saying to me to get grip of myself? How heartless you're Asuna." Konoka crying buried her face to the pillow.

"I know, but there's nothing you can do. She's already left." Asuna tried to calm her roommate down.

"But why must she leave without saying a word? Earlier she's fine, there's no sign that she's going to leave. Even we've been made promise to watch movie today." Konoka look at Asuna with teary eyes.

"Well, you know Setsuna-san. Umm, maybe she's forgetting to tell you she'll be leaving?" Asuna tried to find an excuse for Setsuna's sudden disappear.

"Forget? You think Secchan that stupid until she's forgetting to say goodbye or at least writing a letter?" Konoka getting angry of Asuna's nonsense excuse.

"Well, I don't know, but-" Asuna tried to find another excuse but interrupted by Konoka.

"But what? Now Secchan leave me, that's the truth and even more worse is, she's leave me in a very pinch situation." Konoka's tears began to stop rolling from her eyes.

"Pinch situation?" Asuna confused.

"You know Sakuragi Kazuhiko, the man grandpa introduce to me earlier." Konoka wake from her bed then sat on the chair beside her bed.

"Oh, that man. Yeah, yeah I know." Asuna nodded in understanding.

"When I showed him around the campus I think he's interested in me, and before I leave grandpa's office I sense an aura that grandpa really wanted Kazuhiko-kun to become my future partner." Konoka exclaimed while looking outside though the window.

"Well, how could be that a pinch situation?" Asuna asked again still confused.

"Well, if Secchan was in here I think she can help me, so Kazuhiko-kun doesn't want to marry me." Konoka lowered her head.

"Help you? How?" Asuna really confused now, she can't follow her dorm mate way of thinking.

"I don't know. But, I think she'll be." Konoka raise her head, now she's faced the ceiling.

"I'm really confused right now. But if it's about Setsuna-san's leaving why won't we asked the dean about it, maybe he know why Setsuna leaving." Asuna suggested.

Konoka looked at Asuna with amaze, "You're genius Asuna, and I don't even know a baka ranger like you can be this genius."

"No, everybody would think same as me if they're in my situation. And It's just you who can't think clearly after your dear protector leaving you," Asuna said, can't believe how Konoka can become this idiot when it comes to Setsuna.

"What you're mean by can't think clearly after your dear protector leaving you?" Konoka face becomes red.

"I don't know, but I think you really are fall in love with Setsuna-san." Asuna grinned to Konoka.

"Stop that. N-Now we must hurry to Oji-chan office and ask about S-Secchan's." Konoka's face was really red. Then she leaving the room without any warning, and Asuna follow her in hurry because Konoka walk very fast than usual.

-In Konoemon's office-

Knock, Knock

"Oji-chan, are you there?"

"Konoka? Is that you? Come in the door wasn't locked." Konoemon said behind his desk.

Konoka and Asuna entered Konoemon's office then closed the door silently.

"What's up Konoka? Oh, are you already interested in Sekuragi-dono and wanted him to marry you as soon as possible?" Konoemon chatter in nonsense.

"No, and I'm not interested in Kazuhiko-kun. I'm here to ask you about Secchan missing." Konoka's brown eyes look sharply at Konoemon's eyes.

"Huh. As I though, you'll be asking about Setsuna-kun." Konoemon sighing, drink a green tea on his table without any interest in Konoka's question.

"So, you know why Secchan was missing?" Konoka placed her hand on the desk and lean forward to Konoemon, a big happy smile was pasted on her face.

"Well, you know. Setsuna-kun is a great warrior. And she's very over protected to you. I'm as your grandfather and her master very appreciated that. But I think Setsuna-kun really is a bug to your future life-." Before he could continue his sentence, Konoka interrupted Konoemon.

"Secchan isn't a bug. She's my best friend." Konoka slamed hers hands on the desk.

"Please, calm down Konoka. Just let dean explain everything to you." Asuna is holding Konoka's shoulder and tried to calm her down.

"Thanks, Asuna-kun. Well, you see Setsuna-kun was your very first friend and she always tried to protect you, even its cost her own life. So you really are impressed by her sacrifice for you. And because of that I think she's obstacle of your beautiful and bright future." Konoemon finished his sentence without being interrupted by Konoka.

"Obstacle? Secchan is-" Konoka lowered her head, she started to cry.

"Kono-" Asuna approach Konoka slowly.

"WHAT DID YOU MEAN BY OBSTACLE? SECCHAN ISN'T OBSTACLE AT ALL!" Konoka raise her voice and her head, so she's faced Konoemon now, "She's not obstacle at all, she's my best, best friend. She can't be an obstacle of my future, she's my future." Now she's crying so hard, her hands on her face, tried to hide her tears in front of her oji-chan, her knees down to the ground.

Konoemon stare at his only granddaughter, he close his eyes, put his pen away then sighing, "Konoka. Whatever you like it or not, this is the best for you."

Konoka's eyes stopped shed tears, now her eyes looking at Konoemon with very dangerous eyes she never showed before. "The best for me? The best for me you said? THE BEST FOR ME? Huh-? Is it...best for me…. or best for you?" Konoka rose up to standing position, her hands clenching. "Oji-chan, you really don't understand me, huh. What do you know about something that best for me?" Konoka clinching her teethes, her body trembling. "Oji-chan... DAIKIRAI!" Without any warning Konoka ran as fast as she can, leaving the cussedness Konoemon and the panic Asuna.

"Oji-chan baka, baka, baka, baka, baka…"

"Secchan you too, BAKA!"

- Meanwhile in Demon world-

Setsuna walked slowly through the forest of two world gate. This forest connected human world and Demon World, the first area that will be arrived right after go through the gate dimension is forest of crow, then if you go further you'll arrived in forest of owl, and if you go any further more you'll find a lot of demons.

"This place not really changed after years I left, huh?" Setsuna tried to start a conversation with Kim Ji Seok, Demon Lord Tsubasa's truthfully right hand, he move from Korea to Japan when War World II, he actually a half demon from Snake tribe. His father a Korean and his mother is a Snake tribe Demon. He found out that he's a half demon when he know he can talk to a snake, then he moved to Japan to meet his mother, but unfortunately his mother was died, after that Lord Demon Tsubasa took him as his right hand.

"Hahahaha, yeah, this place doesn't really change because just few demons that go out to human world, except some low class Demons and some Jibakurei that Lord Demon Tsubasa called for some tea time together with him. You know, Lord Demon Tsubasa like Jibakurei because he thinks they're cool and knows so many human's secret." Said Kim Ji Seok calmly, he actually liked to have conversation with demon that like him, a half demon, because in Demon World there aren't many half demon left.

"Is that really so, Kim-san." Setsuna eyes wandered around with every step she took.

"Setsuna-sama, please don't call me Kim Ji Seok."

"Why?" Setsuna looked at Kim Ji Seok

"Well, since I arrived in Japan and become Demon Lord Tsubasa's right hand he gave me a nice name and I want everyone to call me with that name." Kim Ji Seok faced forward and placed his arms on his back.

"Then what is that?"

"It's Dokuhebi Ryuu." He answered with proud of his current name that given by Demon Lord Tsubasa.

"Nice name, Dokuhebi Ryuu. Can I call you Ryuu?" Setsuna is getting used to talk to Kim Ji Seok no Ryuu. She don't know but she felt something about him that same as her.

"It's okay Setsuna-sama. Lord Demon Tsubasa called me that too, and you'll be next Demon Lord anyway." Ryuu smirked to Setsuna as Setsuna getting tensed. At the rest of path they just keep silent, Setsuna actually thinking about being Demon Lord, she completely forgets that if she married Demon Lord's daughter she'll be future Demon Lord.

"Here we're gate to the other world." Ryuu exclaimed, stooping Setsuna's thought of Demon Lord.

"Oh, we already arrived? It's quicker that I expect." She wondering, as she recalls when she escaped from Demon World she took a very long journey to arrive in human world.

"Please come in. everybody had been waiting for you. Even Lord Demon Tsubasa and Hanako-Ojousama have been waiting for you." Ryuu bowed as he allowed Setsuna to go first. Setsuna pass the gate first then Ryuu followed her. Then they walked for awhile before arrived in Crow tribe forest.

"Long time I've not been in here." Setsuna whisper lowly so Ryuu can't hear her.

"We're arrived in Crow Tribe main village, Karasumura."

When they step their foot on Karasumura suddenly a group of black winged demon appear.

"Welcome back Setsuna-sama." One of them said. "Lord Demon Tsubasa-sama and Hanako-ojousama has been waiting in main house."

The group accompanies Setsuna and Ryuu to the main house. Then they arrived infront of main house, as the door opened a girl in same age as Setsuna run toward her then hug her tightly.

"SETSUNA-CHAN!" She shouted.

"Ha… Ha… Hanako-Ojousama…" Setsuna tried to let go of the girl's thigh hug.

"Stop it Hanako, you'll kill your husband." A man in demon's royal clothes appears behind the girl.

"Papa!" The girl let go of Setsuna then turn to the man.

"I'm sorry Setsuna-kun for Hanako's rudeness." The man apologizes.

"No need to sorry, it's okay Tsubasa-sama." Setsuna said to the man, tried to catch some breath.

"Setsuna!" a woman wearing black kimono with gray bird drawing on it shouted, make Setsuna jumped a little bit.

"Mother?" Setsuna shocked as she looked at the woman.

"Where have you been in these few years? Didn't you know that Tsubasa-sama and Hanako-ojousama have been waiting for you? They always come here once a week just to see if you have back or haven't" that woman or Setsuna's mother, Sakurazaki Shizuru is the name grumble angrily.

"I'm sorry Mother." Setsuna looked at the ground, she never see her mother as mad as now, since she's a kid her mother never shout at her like that instead she cared for her like Setsuna is the only thing she don't want to miss, well before she know that Setsuna's wings are white, since she know that Setsuna's wings are white, she never care for Setsuna like before, but she never shouted at Setsuna like now.

Lord Demon Tsubasa grasps Setsuna's mother's shoulder to calm her down and said, "Its okay Sakurazaki-dono. Setsuna-kun is just a kid back then, it's normal for her to escaping when danger is approach her." Setsuna's mother looked at Demon Lord Tsubasa in weird expresion.

"I'm sorry Tsubasa-sama." She's kneeling and bowing then stand up.

"Well, Sakurazaki-dono, I suppose you must take Setsuna-kun to change her clothes to proper clothes." Demon Lord Tsubasa suggested as Setsuna's mother bowed again then drags Setsuna inside the house.

-Inside Setsuna's pervious room-

Setsuna's mother and other servants prepare Setsuna's clothes while Setsuna taking bath.

"Huh, what a terrifying day, first I need to cancel my date with Kono-chan, then Dean fired me, after that I meet Ryuu in train and now I preparing for Demon Lord Tsubasa-sama's proposal. Huh, I hope with this I can forget Kono-chan and life happily with Hanako-Ojousama." Setsuna look at the ceiling while her body shrunk in the hot water.

"Setsuna-sama are you done yet?" a servant knocking the door.

"Yeah." Setsuna get out from bath tub then wear her first layer of kimono (I don't know the name) then get out of the bathroom. She headed to her room.

"Setsuna, wear this. Your grandfather wears this when he had omiai with your grandmother." Setsuna's mother showed a Black Kamishimo with Crow tribe mon on its white kataginu and of course black hakama. Setsuna without thinking start to wear it, after she finished the servants about to tidying her hair but she stops them.

"Let me do this myself." She said. "Please just wait me outside." She said coldly.

"Okay Setsuna, but don't took too long because I don't want to make Tsubasa-sama wait." Setsuna mother get out of the room then close its door.

Setsuna looked at the mirror, "now, it's time to be myself again." She said to herself, Setsuna grab a full of water basin then wash her hair with its water. "Just water in Crow tribe's holy basin the one that can remove this hair color." Setsuna mumbled as the hair color fade of Setsuna's hair, replaced by white color. Now Setsuna's hair was completely white, she tides her hair into a horse tail, and then she took off her contact lens, then the warm and caring brown eyes of her vanished, now Setsuna's eyes were lonely yet strong and kind of dangerous looking grey eyes. "Goodbye my current self's these past years. And hello my old self." She said smirking then get out of her room, with her mother and servants accompany her, she's heading to where Demon Lord Tsubasa and Hanako is.

At the room, Demon Lord Tsubasa and his only daughter Hanako sat quietly, but when Setsuna entered the room Hanako began to squealing like crazy then scolded by her father.

But without thinking Demon Lord Tsubasa shouted, "For good sake! You look fantastic Setsuna-kun. You should tried Demon world's royal clothes, I bet you'll be look like my mothers." Demon Lord Tsubasa exclaimed in joy then gets scolded by his own daughter.

"Papa, you scolded me for squealing when see Setsuna-chan but you more embarrassing than myself." She pouts to her father.

"Sorry dear." Demon Lord Tsubasa turns his head at Setsuna and company then coughing.

"Ahem. Well, Sakurazaki Setsuna-kun you must be knows why I Demon Lord Kurotaka Tsubasa and my daughter Kurotaka Hanako are here to meet you right?" He looked at Setsuna with his big sharp yet warm dark green eyes.

Setsuna calmly closed her eyes then open it, now her grayish dangerous eyes meet Demon Lord Tsubasa's dark green eyes, "Yes, my Lord." Setsuna answered with little bow.

"Now, let's move to the point. I Demon Lord Kurotaka Tsubasa come here to meet Sakurazaki Setsuna, to ask you once again and because I hate to beat around the bush. I will say to you this, Sakurazaki Setsuna will you agree to marry my only daughter and become my successor?" Demon Lord Tsubasa with less politely asked.

"With pleasure, I accept it." Setsuna answer with deep bow as Hanako smiled and Demon Lord Tsubasa smiling or maybe grinning.

P.S: Sorry for the bad English because I'm not an English speaker, and excuse for the bad grammar...