Chapter FOUR


2 weeks later.

Mikan walked into the class, just to see everyone's staring at her.

"Morning!" She greeted them and sat on her seat.

"Mikan, what the hell.. you were absent for 2 weeks. No news, your room was locked, your cell phone was turned off, where were you?" HOtaru approached Mikan with a stern voice.

"Oh , Hi Hotaru " Mikan smiled then continued.

"I went to my grandfather's house. He's sick."

"okay, but you should tell me the next time you are going to disappear like this."

"Sure! Sorry for making you worried.."

"Well, I have to go now, bye see you" Hotaru said and left Mikan.


The bell rang about 15 minutes ago, and Mikan was sitting alone on the bench.

"Hey."

Mikan looked up, and saw Natsume.

"Hi Natsume." Mikan greeted.

" mind to tell me why were you gone for 2 weeks?" Natsume asked her.

"My grandpa was sick, so I took care of him."

"oh, he's better now?"

"yeah.. thanks for asking."

Natsume starred at her face. Mikan's face was a little bit pale.

"How about you?" He asked.

"me? I'm fine. "

"your face is pale , Polka."

"I'm fine. And stop calling me that already! " Mikan pouted.

Secrets.. huh? Natsume thought to himself.

"well, polka, you better watch for your health too. Don't make others worried again. " Natsume said and he walked away.

"Okay.." Mikan smiled. After a while, she stood up and walked to her classroom.


"Koko! Why are you still here? Hey.. isn't that, Natsume?" Ruka asked to Koko, who was watching the whole scene. Koko actually wanted to talk to Mikan, but suddenly Natsume just showed up.. and, now Mikan's back to her class.

Ruka looked at Koko's annoyed face.

"Koko, remember, you have a girlfriend okay.."

"I know that."

"Well, just in case you were jealous of that scene. Sakura-san is really spmething.. you thing Natsume will like her? Maybe someone that can replace his princess?"

"If Natsume likes her.. I will not stand a chance Ruka, so I must prevent that from happening.."

"Koko.. you.. argh, we should get going."


"we're here boss."

The door opened. Ruka and Koko then walked inside the patient room. Natsume was looking a photo seriously.

"How's he?" Ruka asked.

"Tono's fine, but he got a scar on his right temple." Ruka took a look at Tono's right temple. The scars were weird. The look like 2 stripes. The other one was longer than the other.

"Maybe he bumped to a tree branch? Or pencils?" Koko suggested,

"Ah, where's the toilet?" Koko continued.

"On the left corridor, turn right." Natsume said. And Koko went out.


"Ruka, I think those are fingerprints. the pointer and middle finger."

"oh, right. Yes. I agree Natsume. But they are too small and slender for Tono's big hands.."

"Like a girl's fingers . but what girl can make these?"

"How about Jack and Jill?" Ruka asked.

"Tono shot Jill, because she was going to blurt out about this mission. While, Jack, is strangely alive , but lost all his memories. Does that ring a bell?"

"Victims that lost all their memories. That's still an open case right? There are already 7 cases like that. The newest victim was Sir Frederick."

"Yes. Sir Frederick, apparently received a folder, the same like the other victims. But we still don't know what is inside the folder because the perpetrator took it."

"the folder is from? "

"The king. But the king never told me what is inside it too."

"Well, okay, does Tono also lost all of his memories?"

"We can't tell until he wakes up." Natsume answered.

"Ruka.." Natsume suddenly spoke after a long silence.

"what?"

"You know.. That.. This kind of power, is similar to my step auntie.. But she made it worse, within 48 hours, the person she erase the memories will die."

"But the cases we face are, do not kill them, just erase entirely. Like someone inherits the power, so isn't exactly the same. But.. "

"That's nonsense! She is dead! The princess is dead.."

"I know, Natsume. This must be confusing, so maybe, it is just someone else that heas the similar power. And.. " Ruka was cut off by a grunting voice.

"Hyuuga?"

Both Natsume and Ruka turned their heads to Tono, who was awake and winced in pain.

"Where's Luna?" Tono asked slowly.

"She's on the way here, but why I'm here, because I want to know, do you remember anything?"

"Yes .. she's a girl, with a scarlet mask. And she.."

"Tell us everything" Natsume cut his off.

Tono sighed, then he began to talk.


"This is the end." Tono jumped towards the girl but suddenly the gate they stood on, shook, and an alarm rang loudly.

The girl looked around and then cursed something.

"We have to jump!" The girl said.

"What? down there is a deep river and also the water current is too strong for us to swim through"

"we have no other choice. we must get you out of here."

Tono frowned when he heard this. What does she mean? He thought.

"I maybe cannot swim through. "

"Then I'll help you." The girl smiled.

Tono was silent, but then he nodded. Then, when the ground began to shook, They jumped into the o the heavy river.

Tono struggled as he tried to take a breath, but he was in the middle and the flow current made him difficult to swim. when he began to drown, suddenly a pair of hands pulled him, and helped him to the land.

Tono panted hard . he felt really weak because of the struggle. he looked at the girl, she was also exhausted. she was holding her back in pain.

"hey.. You , do you get hurt?" Tono quickly ran to her and saw a big scratch was on the girl's back, and it was bleeding. she must had been hit by a sharp branch back then.

"No, I'm okay. this will recover by itself." The girl said, and smiled a little.

"We must get you to the hospital." Tono began to help her to stand.

"Really, I think you must go now." The girl pushed a little Tono from her body.

"But.. you are hurt.. you must.." Tono was cut, when she suddenly touched his head with her her fingers. He felt a little pain but then he lost his consciousness.


"Just like that?"

Tono nodded.

"Then I woke up, here I am."

Suddenly the door was opened, Luna came in.

"Tono! how are you feeling?"

"Luna.. I'm fine." Tono smiled.

"We also lost your signal, 3 hours later, your signal was found again. that's why we can brought you here. How can that happen?" Luna asked.

"She cannot turned it off, because it is inside my shoulder, which Hyuuga planted it in, so she must have this power to block the signal to be transmitted, because we are having a battle that she didn't want anybody to interfere. But then .. In order for you guys to find me, she unblock the signal.. After she hid herself first!" Tono said.

That girl's damn good. Natsume cursed to himself. She could be my rival.

"Let's go back. Tono, get some rest." Natsume said, and walked out. Ruka followed him.

Luna was about to walk too, when Tono held her hand suddenly.

"Luna, there's something I want to talk to you. it's serious."

"And you must promise, this is only between us."

Luna frowned, but then she nodded. She bit her finger until it bleed, then smeared it on Tono's palm.

"I promise."


"Where are you Koko? you went to the toilet and didn't come back." Ruka asked Koko on the phone.

"Ah.. you see, I met .."

"Who's that, Koko?" a voice came up from the other side of the phone. Ruka's eyes widened.

"You met Sakura-san?"

"Oh, hello Ruka-kun." Mikan's voice was heard.

"He..hello Sakura-san.." Ruka greeted back, then ended the call"

"What was that, Ruka?" Natsume asked.

"Koko is with Sakura-san!"

"he is really into this Sakura now?" Natsume asked.

"Well, yeah.. He is. I felt bad for Nonoko, Natsume."

Natsume sighed. Koko's really an idiot.

Just then Luna came out from the hospital. Her face was like in shock or something.

"You okay , Koizumi?" Natsume asked Luna.

"I'm Fine.. Let's go.." Luna said and smiled.


"He hung up!" Koko starred at his phone in disbelief.

"Maybe he ran out of battery or something" Mikan said and sipped her drink.

"well maybe" Koko mumbled.

"Oh Koko, it's 7 o'clock already.. I think I should go home" Mikan said as she looked at her watch.

"Okay, sure. I'll drive you home"

"You don't have to Koko, I can take a taxi."

"What? no no no ! you are a girl, and also you are pretty, how if you get kidnapped?" Koko blushed a little when he said this.

Mikan just looked at him , she felt weird when Koko said that. But she smiled.

"Really, I will be fine." Mikan said.

Koko insisted, saying that Mikan is Nonoko's friend, so he has to be responsible. Finally, Mikan agreed and went inside Koko's car.

"Thanks Koko."

"You came here but taxi?"

"um.. yes.. well, I don't have my own car yet.."

"Next time you can ask me.." Koko smiled.

"You are so kind, Nonoko must be feeling lucky to have you." Mikan praised him.

Koko didn't say anything about that.

"So ask me okay?" Koko stirred the conversation.

"okay, Thank you very much for the ride. Good night." Mikan said and stepped down the car when they arrived in front of her dorm.

"See you.." Koko smiled and drove the car away.


"Where have you been?" Nonoko asked as she approached Koko who just came into the student council room. Koko frowned when she saw Nonoko was from Natsume's office before walking to him.

"I went with Natsume and Ruka. But then I separated with them. that's why you could talk to Natsume just now." Koko answered, while hinting allusions.

Nonoko seem didn't want to talk about that matter, so she just ignore the statement.

"You have eaten?"

"I already ate dinner. But you are so kind, I can eat it tomorrow right?" Koko took the food she

gave him into the fridge.

"Well it's fine, can you drive me home? I'm tired." Nonoko tapped her foot.

"Su..sure" Koko said and grabbed his car key.

"Thanks Koko." Nonoko bid him and walked into her dorm.


I can't be wrong, that fragrance is Mikan's.. Nonoko thought as she remember the scent in Koko's car.


So? hehe.. is this kinda boring? i promise it will get more exciting in the next chapters.. review!