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плSaki─looked─up─sharply,─she─could've─sworn─she'd─heard─it─again.п Т$D # плHiro─was─looking─around─for─the─source─of─the─sound.п л& " пл"There─it─is─again.─I─wonder─where─he─is."─He─said.п ╓(Т#' пл"Yes,─why─must─he─wander─around─like─that?"─She─was─starting─to─get─irritated─by─the─Prince'sп л) пdisappearances.п h+╦& пл"Don't─worry,─I'm─sure─we'll─find─him."п -░(, п┤"I─know.─We─always─do."п ╟ плBut─inside─they─were─both─worried─that─one─day─he─would─disappear─for─good,─and─their─trackingп ┬ь пsenses─wouldn't─be─able─to─find─him.п tд плShe─called─out─to─him─silently─with─her─mind.п L° пл"Yuki-San,─my─prince,─where─are─you?"п $ t плAs─expected,─the─usual─silence.─She─really─needed─to─work─on─her─telepathy─range.п Э L пл─────────────────────────────────────────────п т$ плLady─Zeshia─woke─up─several─hours,─feeling─no─better─than─before.─She─raised─an─arm─to─her─neckп ╛Э пand─ran─her─fingers─along─the─long,─thin─scar.п ≤Х плShe─turned─her─head─slightly─to─look─at─the─clock.─п pю плHm,─it─was─already─past─noon.─She─wondered─when─Haru─was─coming─back.п H≤ плIt─would─seem─that─whenever─she─thought─about─him,─he─showed─up.─As─expected,─he─walked─inп p пthe─door.п \ плHe─sat─down─in─his─usual─spot─on─the─bed.п Д4 плShe─looked─at─him─sadly,─wishing─she─could─be─well─enough─to─at─least─speak,─to─tell─him─howп ╪ пmuch─he─meant─to─her.п ╗ Ь плHaru─picked─up─a─small─strand─of─her─long─black─hair─and─twisted─it─between─his─fingers─like─heп ─ п пalways─did─when─he─was─thinking.п l ╪ плShe─longed─to─ask─him─what─was─on─hid─mind,─but─speech─was─beyond─her─right─now.─She─raised─aп D!■ пhand─to─touch─his─face,─but─just─then,─Shigure─and─Kyo─walked─in.п 0"─ плShe─slowly─dropped─her─hand,─somewhat─glad─to─see─that─they─came─back─т тsafely.т тп $X " плShigure─bowed─before─he─sat─in─the─chair─next─to─Lady─т тZeshiaт т's─bed.─п Ю0!$ плKyo─bowed─slightly,─but─not─nearly─as─much─as─Shigure.─п ╦'#& плHe─just─stood─on─the─other─side─of─the─bed,─looking─at─her─sadly.п ░)Ю$( плShe─was─really─tired─of─getting─the─sad─looks─of─sympathy─and─pity.─It's─been─too─long.─She─couldn'tп h+╦& пwait─until─she─got─better,─then─at─least─she─had─a─bit─of─control─over─everyone.п T,╓'+ пп -░(, пFinally─Shigure─т тт тт тspoke.──Hisт т─voice─was─more─gentle─than─normal.п ╟ пл"My─lady,─I─believe─we─have─found─the─girl─that─may─lead─us─to─Ayame."п ┬ь плт тShe─looked─at─him,─silently─telling─him─to─go─on.п ╟ плHe─continued.п 8 ┬ пл"Her─name─is─Tohru─Honda.─She─seems─like─the─type─that─Ayame─would─take─for─his─own.─She'sп пnot─the─best─at─hiding─anything,─especially─when─she's─not─trying.─We're─assuming─that─she─doesn'tп Э L пknow─he's─a─runaway."п Х 8 плHaru─smiled,─the─chase─was─beginning─again.
P"╤╧╕Ч▀gпsgв╒╨в╡╫░▀ЁцR≈i╓Ю/Ttyч╥ВБ░PчNД≥ф║4е╧b│Ж┼Bj┐▐╞ф│H6сёсЪ\ш┼ ╤ # и ф U N ▐ щ 0 : Ц N √ ╣ w а 4 е ы m ш # x ≤H P D e s k j e t 3 9 0 0 S e r i e s R ,,,,R 0 ( ж ц9 Z ▀6 T i m e s N e w R o m a n R e g u l a r X ( Э°$ ║ ║ т USUS. , т K u r e n o H a r u H i r o Y u k i S h i g u r e K y o Z e s h i a A y a m e T o h r u 0╚l7И c╚k7 ╒в +00² ЪU▀Ъ ююющ ┐ Э°! щт USUS. , тщ щт тЮ ЮЮ ЮЮ ╦ ЮЮ ЮChapter─2п ╟ плZeshia─was─laying─in─her─bed─as─she'd─been─all─month,─too─sick─to─get─up.п ┬ь плShe─coughed─and─then─winced─from─the─pain.п ╟ плKureno─walked─in─quietly.─He─took─the─seat─next─to─her─bed─and─looked─at─her.п 8 ┬ пл"How─are─you─feeling?"п плThe─normal─silence─was─there,─a─bad─sign─that─she─wasn't─getting─any─better.п Х 8 плHe─walked─out─and─came─back─in─a─few─minutes─with─Haru.п ю плHaru─sat─on─the─edge─of─the─bed.п ≤Х плZeshia─opened─her─eyes─in─a─second,─but─relaxed─when─she─saw─it─was─Haru.─He─was─the─only─oneп pю пallowed─to─get─that─close─to─her,─not─that─she─could─stop─anyone─anyway.п \╛ пл"I─really─hope─you─get─better─soon,─Zeshia.─I─hate─seeing─you─like─this."п 4└ плThough─she─couldn't─say─it,─she─wasn't─exactly─liking─being─seen─in─this─state─either.п \ плHaru─looked─into─her─light─gray─eyes,─nearly─white.─Then─he─shifted─his─gaze─to─the─scar─on─herп Д4 пneck─from─where─she─had─gotten─hurt─the─most.п п плHe─bent─over─and─kissed─her─on─the─lips,─just─barely─brushing─his─skin─against─hers.п ╗ Ь плBut─that─was─still─enough─to─bring─Zeshia─back─to─sleep.─He─always─calmed─her─down─more─thanп ─ п пanyone─ever─could.п l ╪ плHe─stood─up─when─he─was─sure─she─was─asleep─and─motioned─for─Kureno─to─follow─him─out─of─theп D!■ пroom.п 0"─ плOnce─they─were─outside,─Kureno─broke─the─silence.п $X " пл"Do─you─have─any─idea─when─Lady─Zeshia─will─be─well─again?"п Ю0!$ пл"I'm─afraid─she─may─be─out─for─a─while─yet"─There─was─sorrow─in─his─voice,─the─same─thingп ╦'#& пhappened─every─day,─she─never─got─any─better.п ╓(Т#' пл"Hm."─Kureno─looked─up─at─the─cloudy─sky,─remembering─the─fateful─day─that─the─Lady─got─hurt.п л) плЮ ЮЮ ЮЮ ╦ ЮЮ ЮBegin─т тFlashbackт тт тт тп T,╓'+ пп -░(, пShe─unsheathed─her─sword,─Kina,─and─spoke─out─against─her─opponents.п ╟ пл"Prepare─to─meet─your─fates,─evil─spirits."─Her─clear─voice─rang─out─through─the─air─like─a─bell.п ┬ь плOne─spirit─stepped─forward,─the─spirit─of─the─dragon.─He─Lunged─at─her,─talons─out,─ready─to─rip─atп ╟ пher─throat.п L° плBut─she─wouldn't─lose─to─one─small─spirit─like─this.─She─swung─her─sword─lazily─and─sliced─itп $ t пcleanly─in─half.п пл"Anyone─else─want─to─try─to─kill─me?"─She─yelled─menacingly.п Х 8 плKureno─watched─as─all─but─one─of─the─spirits─scattered─as─they─ran─for─their─lives.п ю плAll─that─was─left─was─the─spirit─of─darkness,─the─only─one─that─wasn't─afraid.п ≤Х плZeshia─ran─at─it─with─all─her─might,─ready─to─kill.п pю плThe─spirit─closed─т тitsт т─black─claws─around─Kina─and─crushed─it─like─it─was─sugar─glass.п H≤ плHer─eyes─widened,─she─had─thought─Kina─unstoppable.п p плThe─spirit─circled─her─with─great─speed,─cutting─her─up─more─and─more.─It─finally─made─one─giant,п ЬH пlong─cut─along─the─side─of─her─nick─before─fading─away─into─the─darkness.п Д4 плZeshia─collapsed─to─the─ground.п ╪ плHaru─ran─forward─and─caught─her─before─she─hit─the─ground.п ■ Д пл"Damn─you!"─He─shouted─to─the─air─where─the─spirit─had─been.п l ╪ плЮ ЮЮ ЮЮ ╦ ЮЮ ЮEnd─т тFlashbackт тт тт тп D!■ пл──────────────────────────────────────────п #l ! плSaki─looked─up─sharply,─she─could've─sworn─she'd─heard─it─again.п Т$D # плHiro─was─looking─around─for─the─source─of─the─sound.п л& " пл"There─it─is─again.─I─wonder─where─he─is."─He─said.п ╓(Т#' пл"Yes,─why─must─he─wander─around─like─that?"─She─was─starting─to─get─irritated─by─the─Prince'sп л) пdisappearances.п h+╦& пл"Don't─worry,─I'm─sure─we'll─find─him."п -░(, п┤"I─know.─We─always─do."п ╟ плBut─inside─they─were─both─worried─that─one─day─he─would─disappear─for─good,─and─their─trackingп ┬ь пsenses─wouldn't─be─able─to─find─him.п tд плShe─called─out─to─him─silently─with─her─mind.п L° пл"Yuki-San,─my─prince,─where─are─you?"п $ t плAs─expected,─the─usual─silence.─She─really─needed─to─work─on─her─telepathy─range.п Э L пл─────────────────────────────────────────────п т$ плLady─Zeshia─woke─up─several─hours,─feeling─no─better─than─before.─She─raised─an─arm─to─her─neckп ╛Э пand─ran─her─fingers─along─the─long,─thin─scar.п ≤Х плShe─turned─her─head─slightly─to─look─at─the─clock.─п pю плHm,─it─was─already─past─noon.─She─wondered─when─Haru─was─coming─back.п H≤ плIt─would─seem─that─whenever─she─thought─about─him,─he─showed─up.─As─expected,─he─walked─inп p пthe─door.п \ плHe─sat─down─in─his─usual─spot─on─the─bed.п Д4 плShe─looked─at─him─sadly,─wishing─she─could─be─well─enough─to─at─least─speak,─to─tell─him─howп ╪ пmuch─he─meant─to─her.п ╗ Ь плHaru─picked─up─a─small─strand─of─her─long─black─hair─and─twisted─it─between─his─fingers─like─heп ─ п пalways─did─when─he─was─thinking.п l ╪ плShe─longed─to─ask─him─what─was─on─hid─mind,─but─speech─was─beyond─her─right─now.─She─raised─aп D!■ пhand─to─touch─his─face,─but─just─then,─Shigure─and─Kyo─walked─in.п 0"─ плShe─slowly─dropped─her─hand,─somewhat─glad─to─see─that─they─came─back─т тsafely.т тп $X " плShigure─bowed─before─he─sat─in─the─chair─next─to─Lady─т тZeshiaт т's─bed.─п Ю0!$ плKyo─bowed─slightly,─but─not─nearly─as─much─as─Shigure.─п ╦'#& плHe─just─stood─on─the─other─side─of─the─bed,─looking─at─her─sadly.п ░)Ю$( плShe─was─really─tired─of─getting─the─sad─looks─of─sympathy─and─pity.─It's─been─too─long.─She─couldn'tп h+╦& пwait─until─she─got─better,─then─at─least─she─had─a─bit─of─control─over─everyone.п T,╓'+ пп -░(, пFinally─Shigure─т тт тт тspoke.──Hisт т─voice─was─more─gentle─than─normal.п ╟ пл"My─lady,─I─believe─we─have─found─the─girl─that─may─lead─us─to─Ayame."п ┬ь плт тShe─looked─at─him,─silently─telling─him─to─go─on.п ╟ плHe─continued.п 8 ┬ пл"Her─name─is─Tohru─Honda.─She─seems─like─the─type─that─Ayame─would─take─for─his─own.─She'sп пnot─the─best─at─hiding─anything,─especially─when─she's─not─trying.─We're─assuming─that─she─doesn'tп Э L пknow─he's─a─runaway."п Х 8 плHaru─smiled,─the─chase─was─beginning─again.