I was at home jogging near my family's shrine after Anise had Tenjo heal most of my injuries. Although most of the major injuries had been healed, my parents wouldn't let me come to school.
I sighed and said to myself, "They probably just want me to stay home so they don't have to go through the trouble of taking care of the shrine..."
"So this is... The Kaede Shrine..." Said a too familiar voice that I almost heard everyday.
"What are you doing?" I knew it was Anise so I instead of showing her the respect I have for our normal visitors, I showed her my side that I always show in school.
"Eeeek!" She screamed. "What am I-? That's MY line! What are YOU doing here?! And don't sneak up behind me!"
"Huh? What? I taking a quick jog around the area..." I said as if that hadn't been obvious before with running shoes and a sports jacket on.
"Huh?" Anise said. "B-but you're injured!"
"Ah, that was nothing. The White Rose and Blue Rose were there to help me."
"But President Tenjo said the wounds couldn't be healed easily. He already tried to heal Mutsuki, so there wasn't much blood left in my body. And your wounds look like they still hurt..."
"I've been training all my life for those kinds of demon attacks. It had nothing to do with the amount of blood left in your body." I said bluntly.
"Oh, wait." I almost forgot about it. I reached into my jacket pocket and pulled out some chocolate and handed it to Anise. "Take it. It's St. Chocolata's Day (Valentines Day/White Day), isn't it?"
Her face was tainted a light pink as I handed it to her "I was saved thanks to you... Anise."
Then her face became fully red. "Y-you gave this to me because you didn't want me to faint again after losing blood, right? Okay then! I'll eat it!" She said nervously as she literally tore the wrapper off.
I was a little fustrated by what she said. "That's not why!" But my fustration soon turned into embarrasment. "Stupid, why are you eating it right here?" I felt my face heat up a little.
"Don't call me stupid!" Her face was still red as she said that.
"Look!!" I said. Well, more like yelled. "I don't care... whether you're the sovereign or not. I just..."
Whoooshh--
"Aha! Didn't I tell ya' not to eat anyone else's chocolate?"
We both looked to where the wind was blowing from. "Haruto!!" Anise yelled.
"Hello, Anise."
I shoved her behind me. "Way to ruin the moment blondie." I said sorta' hoping that Anise didn't hear me but making sure Haruto did.
She stepped in front of me. "What are you-?"
"You're hurt." She said. "You're the one Haruto is after, you know!"
"She's right, you know..." Haruto said. "Kaede, why don't you listen to your Rose Princess? Although... you will die either way so it doesn't matter, does it?"
That was the last straw. Me? Dying? "That's absurd Yellow Rose. You should know I was trained for this if it should ever happen." I pulled out my rosario, my sword, and was ready to attack Haruto except...
He appeared.
Anise's father.
The one who gave her that choker.
And the one who promised her a punishment if she should ever remove that choker. Or better known as a talisman to keep her hidden...