(Momoya's Point of View)

"Someone like you?"

"Tch, like we need someone like you."

I huffed and looked away. "If you're someone that's in need of assistance -."

Silence filled the room. I guess my self-cutoff answer was extremely weird, but it was the truth! I was probably a helpful being to someone in dire need! The young boy cleared his throat, trying to break this tension. "Where we saw you, wasn't that the Ichiyami estate, miss...?"

'Uh oh. Think of something good, self!' "I'm going to shut up now." 'Wow, smooth move.'

"Miss?" I didn't respond. Now there was something about them, but what...? I didn't bother with that so I turned my back away from them. Instincts kicked in and I closed my eyes, pretending to fall asleep. This was all too strange. I was in an unknown place with three good-looking boys.

Something felt weird on my neck, and it wasn't my hair. Trying to be brave, I slowly opened my eyes and looked out to my right, not facing whoever it was directly. Whatever it was was soft but was pressing against my neck.

"We're probably scaring her." Something then grabbed my shoulder and turned me over on my back. It was 'Scar Face'. A weird expression came over his face.

"She looks more like a liability to me."

His voice was startling me. "I'll let you have the pleasure of today's dish of my fan-service."

"IV, that's enough." Oh, so this guy was called...what? Did he say IV or Fo?

"Can it, V!" I heard him hiss. Flinching, I tried to tear my shoulder out of his grasp. Not good. After several attempts when he was distracted, my limb was aching from stress and the force I pulled on it with. I yelped slightly from the strain.

"You're hurting her, IV."

"Well, now we're even!" he snapped. Oh God, what was to become of me?

"LEAVE ME THE HELL ALONE, JERK!" I shouted loudly and slapped his hand away. I was officially angry. All I wanted was to be back home. This was abduction!

"What a feisty girl." Scar Face mused. "And a lively one."

The younger boy suddenly stood in between us, and I was surprised as I rubbed my shoulder.

"Leave her alone, Brother IV. All we wanted was answers to questions, but you're pretty much harassing her."

A very fake smile tugged at the corners of Scar Face's lips. "What the hell is your deal?! I was nice enough to apologize for punching you in your chin and yet your nails are digging in my skin!" I exclaimed.

The taller man was now stepping forward. He leaned over to the young boy and whispered something. I couldn't tell what it was, though.

"Miss, I apologize for my brother's actions." He was looking over at me. Such deep, blue eyes. They looked like brilliant sapphires.

"Yes, we didn't mean to frighten and bring you here. But we couldn't leave you lying like that on the ground where you fell." The younger one was speaking. His hair looked soft for some reason. I glanced away while continuing to rub my shoulder. A gentle hand was resting itself on me.

"Is your shoulder fine?" His emerald eyes were filled with concern. I wasn't quite sure. It was sore somewhat. Stupid Scar Face!

"Home...I want to go home." I muttered.

"Then I will take you home." He then offered his hand. It was slightly bigger than mine. An uneasy feeling came over me.

"It's all right. I don't bite." I saw a somewhat sad smile slowly appear.

"I'm fine. I can get home by myself." I slid my legs slowly to the front of the cushioned area. My legs looked fine enough to stand. As I set my feet on the ground, my legs felt like they were dragging me out. Very close to the door, I reached for the knob and turned it.

'I escaped! Banzai!' I cheered inside my mind. My legs were now carrying me down the hall towards an elevator. I heard something behind me.

"Miss, you shouldn't leave now! It's evening! At least allow me to help you home!" The young one followed me? But it was too late now, I was already in the elevator and the door was closing. I heard the ding and I started to descend downward...

'I'm going home...' I thought. 'My home with Kiki in Heartland is the same as Dorothy's home in Kansas with Toto.'

I then leaned against the wall, my back pressing against it. My shoulder was starting to feel sore again.

'What is it...What do those people want from me...?' A couple beads of sweat trailed down from my forehead. There was a sentence I heard before I blacked out from earlier.

"She doesn't have any parents."

"Mom...Dad..." I whispered as I drew closer to the bottom.

0ooooo0ooooo0ooooo0

'My head's killing me.' I thought. My legs received a chill from the night air and my skirt fluttered a little bit with my hair.

"I'll ask Sayuki if I could stay the night..." I mumbled out loud. A thought then struck me: I left my backpack at home. I mentally slapped myself from that stupid statement. Besides, Kiki must be waiting for me.

Sure enough, Kiki was hopping up and down and wagging her tail when I entered this traditional house. It's not three stories or anything, mostly on one solid floor with sliding doors and many rooms, including my own.

"I'm home." I called as I slid the door open and then closed it from behind. "Sorry I'm home late, Mom and Dad. Today was rough..." A sound came from my stomach. I realized that I hadn't eaten anything since lunch today. And it was, what? 11:13 in the evening? Oh well, it was too late for a hot pot anyway.

I fixed myself a few rice-balls and felt my eyelids droop after adding the strawberry filling. Sleep wasn't an avoidable thing, I needed it. Making sure I had food in my belly, I munched on a rice-ball as I got dressed for bed and prepped things for tomorrow. Just as I finished the last of the snack, I collapsed from exhaustion on my bed and fell asleep.

0ooooo0ooooo0ooooo0

"Morning, Momoya!" Sayuki exclaimed cheerfully. I replied with a grunt and a nod. I wasn't in the mood.

"What's wrong?" she asked and looked closer at me. "Oh."

Dark circles were lined under my eyes and I looked distraught. Kiki had woken me up at 5:32 in the morning for a walk with a shower afterwards and what was worse was that I was hungry. Those rice-balls didn't fill me up.

"Hardly had breakfast..." I groaned.

"Aww, poor thing." she gave a pout. "Here, I'll go buy you a strawberry milk and a sandwich. How does that sound?" My stomach was growling with agreement.

"I'll be right back!" I watched as she ran off with her bag in hand. There were a couple empty school benches, and I decided to rest on one of them. A sigh escaped me as I leaned back and crossed my legs. Clouds hovered nearby, filled with a light shade of gray.

'Isn't it supposed to rain today?' I thought.

"Isn't it supposed to rain today, miss?" Oh man, that voice again. My body flinched with my mind and I fell off the bench. The boy from yesterday was sitting right next to me.

"Ow..." I whimpered as I smoothed my skirt out.

"S-Sorry. I didn't mean to startle you, miss." He then offered a hand to help me up. Reluctantly, I reached out to grab it, but my ears caught the sound of feet pounding against the campus ground of the school.

"Momoya, I got you your...who is this?" I caught a glimpse of Sayuki's bright green hair. She was standing at my side, a strawberry milk in one hand and a turkey lettuce sandwich in the other. The boy was looking over at the both of us back and forth.

"So your name is Momoya?" I twitched slightly.

"Um...who are you?" Sayuki asked him. I stood up and grabbed the sandwich and drink in my hands and walked off.

"Did I do something wrong?" he pondered.

"I apologize. Mo is pretty shy towards strangers."

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'That kid followed me?!' I thought as I was munching my sandwich. People following me is something I dislike. It makes me feel very uncomfortable. I took a big gulp of the sweet drink and wiped my mouth.

"Just who is he?!" I mumbled as I tossed the trash away. Now was not the time to think, I needed to grab my bag from the bench.

Just my luck, he was still there and talking with Sayuki.

"Mo!" I cringed a bit. From this distance, I could tell they were now friends. How do I know that? Well Sayuki has that ability to make complete strangers friends of hers.

"What...?" My legs didn't feel like moving anywhere than where I was. She was coming up to me with my bag and hers.

And that pink haired boy with the green eyes.

"Mo, this boy's name is Suri." she said with a smile.

"Suri..." I sounded like I doubted it. It sounded so much like the names from the previous night.

"Actually, my name is III." He was holding out his hand. "It is a pleasure to know your name now, Miss Momoya."

Silence ensued.

"Are you...blushing?" The boy, III, was looking at me curiously.

"Oh! I know. She's embarrassed!"

"Shut up, Sayuki!" I hissed. Oh God this was embarrassing. Besides, it's very hard to tell if I was blushing or not. Plus, this guy was a kid, probably years younger than me.

"Miss Umashiro, she doesn't seem to like the teasing." Thanks a bunch there.

"You're just lucky I don't have my black belt with me today." I growled. Sayuki laughed nervously.

"Ah." The boy reached into his pocket and pulled something out, holding between us. "You dropped this when we found you yesterday. I came by to return it." Handing it over, he bade farewell and left the premises, leaving me with the object in my hand.

My ace card.