After moving I didn't stop seeing nightmares. Rather they got longer and included more of those things that I was afraid of. The only thing that didn't show up was thunder. I was very afraid of thunder since I was also afraid of loud sounds. No matter how I tried, I couldn't wake up till I had seen my dad with a gun. And sometimes it took a very long time to see that scene. I always woke up screaming. After a nightmare, I couldn't sleep a wink. June came slowly and since I was supposed to start school then, I got more nervous about it. I got myself a school uniform which included a skirt, a shirt and a cardigan. It was very pretty, and it fitted me well. Just looking at myself in a mirror with that uniform on got me even more nervous.

Finally the day came; it was time to go to school. I got out of my bed after my clocked had alarmed. I had waked up from a nightmare around three, and had just lain in my bed after that. I tied my hair up in a ponytail and tried some make up too, but it didn't fit me, so I cleaned it away. It was half past six when I got to the kitchen. I had my school bag with me.

"Good morning", I said to Ukyo.

"Good morning. I'm still preparing breakfast, you were here early", he answered.

"Can I help you somehow?" I asked and put down my bag, which contained a load of medicine for headache.

"Could you serve the rice?" Ukyo said and I followed his instructions. Wataru came after I was done with the rice.

"Morning, onee-chan", he said and smiled.

"Good morning", I answered and smiled back. Subaru and Yusuke got down after that.

"Morning", they said and I answered. We sat down to eat. Salmon, miso-soup, vegetables and rice. Though I had eaten a Japanese breakfast many times before, it still looked like it was out of this world.

After breakfast Yusuke and I walked to the station to get to school. I kept my eye on Yusuke since I didn't want to get separated. We stepped in the train and because there were so many people I was pushed to be against Yusuke. I felt the blush of anger to rise on my cheeks again. I didn't even have a place to hold on. When we got off the train I finally had some space to breath. The pleasure didn't last long because Yusuke started to drag me away from the station running.

"What's wrong?! Why are we running?" I shouted to Yusuke while we got out of the station.

"I got a text from Ukyo that we have to be at school earlier because you need to!" he shouted back and we continued running. Once we got to the school we stopped and I was gasping. My resting moment didn't last long either. Yusuke started to drag me in the school. We gathered gazes asking; who is she and what is she doing here. I looked at some tall boys and after that at some girls. All of them looked at us with a puzzled look on their face. I tried to keep track on things inside the school. Where was my shoe locker, where do you go after it, where is what classroom. Things like that. Yusuke took me to the teachers' lounge and left me there.

I knocked the door, as I got an answer I opened it. I said my name and why I was there. My new homeroom teacher came to meet me and we discussed about thing like learning and my grades from last year. He also told me about my chances to learn Japanese with extra lessons, but I said no. After that he started to take me on a little tour around the school. When the bell ringed he showed me the way to my homeroom. He told me to wait outside until he calls me. I watched as the students who were late ran in their classrooms and apologized for being late.

"We have a new student in our class. Please welcome her", teacher said and that was my mark. I stepped in my classroom and glanced to the students. My heart almost stopped. I was that scared.

"Please introduce yourself and tell us where you're from", teacher advised and I opened my mouth:

"I'm Ema Asahina, I moved here in last May from Paris." Why didn't I just say France?

"Welcome, your seat is on the window row, the last place", Teacher said and I nodded as an answer. I walked to my place and collected gazes. I sat on my place and the teacher started the class.

Bell ringed after school and I left without Yusuke, since he had something else, he didn't tell me what. I Walked through school gate and saw some groups of people to make their way to the town. I had no idea what to do next. At the same minute I got a text. I opened my phone and checked the message. It was from Natsume. "You started school today, right. Hope you had a great first day. If you want to talk about it I'm free today. Just come to my place." I smiled. Every problem I had, I told to Natsume, he was always listening. I answered: "Yeah I'd like to talk. Which direction do I go from my school?" He answered quickly and I started to walk down the road to go to the Centre of Tokyo. While I was walking I felt a bit of pressure on me, like someone was spying me. I was sure, that if anyone would follow me, it was some kind of pervert. I dove into a big mass of people to get out of sight.

Once I arrived to Natsumes apartment he came behind me.

"Hi, I just came from the store. I bought some food", he said and smiled. I let him open the door and his cats Tsubaki and Azusa came to us. I closed the door behind me and toke off my shoes. I walked to his bed and sat on it. Azusa came to me and purred for me. It really liked me. Natsume came from the kitchen and asked:

"Have you been seeing those nightmares?"

"Yeah, and they're getting worse. I've been up since three and I am seriously afraid of sleeping. This is like it's from Nightmare on Elm Street. Only that Freddy is my dad. What the hell am I supposed to do?" I said and laughed hysterically.

"Have you tried the cherry juice?" he asked and ate one cherry tomato, which he had served.

"It helps me to catch sleep, but doesn't take my nightmares away", I explained.

"Tell me about last night dream", Natsume asked and I stared at him.

"Are you serious? This one might have been the worse I've had", I warned him, but he didn't seem to care.

"I was at home. Not the French home, this home. I walked through the fifth floor corridor to the hall. I didn't hear anything. I walked down the stairs and saw my mom and everyone else in the living room. You were there too. They noticed me and waved at me. As I got closer I noticed that my mom was grinning. It was that awfully creepy one. And before I noticed there was a car flying through the window. It hit everyone and squeezed everyone under it. I screamed but didn't wake up. It felt like I was standing right next to some horrible real life scary movie. I was so shocked that when the cars window opened, I got closer. Somebody was calling me. I looked inside the car and saw dad on the wheel with a gun. But instead of pointing his own face with it, he pointed at mine and laughed. And finally I heard this bang", I told. Natsume looked at me with a shocked look on his face. I looked at him and already regretted of telling that dream. He didn't say anything. He came next to me and looked me straight into my eyes. After that he hugged me tightly. I closed my eyes and he closed me tighter against his chest. The feeling was warm. It was something I had never gone through before. It was the sunrise that you had never seen. Because it was warm and it also felt safe, I fell asleep. Natsume laid me on his bed and put a blanket over me. I hadn't slept well for almost a month, and didn't sleep well even then.

I woke up screaming with Natsume sitting on my side with a worried expression. I looked at him scared and afraid of going back to sleep. Clock ticked in the silence. Finally Natsume broke the silence:

"It's already nine o'clock. You want to stay here for the night?"

"I don't know. I don't even know can I sleep", I told.

"It's better not to send you to walk back home. There are a lot of people who have their eyes on young girls. I'll call Ukyo", he said and took his phone. He went to make the call to another room. I had no idea what were my feelings for Natsume. Though he was my brother, it didn't feel like it. I was scared, that when I wake up, he wouldn't be there. I was afraid that he would be gone in minutes, just like mom was.

After the call he let me use the shower and borrowed some of his clothes, even though they were huge.

"You really are that small", he laughed and ruffled my wet hair.

"Well these wouldn't be so huge if you wouldn't be", I said laughing. He looked into my eyes and pressed his forehead against mine. We smiled to each other. He had purple eyes that shined like stars when he smiled. The funniest thing was that he rarely smiled in front of rest of the family. I wished that time would stop, even if it would stop just for few minutes. He slowly moved his hand from the top of my head on my cheek. He gently stroked my cheek with his fingers and moved my hair behind my ear. His eyes had this kind and soft, but dangerous look. He started to pull my face closer to his. I heard my brains to back up, but my heart had a beat so loud, that my senses couldn't get their voice through. As we got closer to each other our eyes closed automatically. So that was a kiss?