Hunted Chapter 5: Recorded

Normal POV

Mikan laid there on her bed, playing flashbacks of what happened in the past few weeks; her warming up to Natsume and the others, and the secrets she found out about. She still couldn't believe that they weren't from the hunter society.

She was so sure of it but when she heard about the researcher, it threw her off. For days, she wondered why the hunters would want to research about her thinking that it was odd. That was until she found out the truth after a week from her arrival at the academy.

Flashback: Mikan's POV

It was another Saturday morning meaning another day with the researchers. I got out of bed and did my usual morning routine. I brushed my teeth, did my hair, got dressed, and ate breakfast.

After I did everything, I headed towards Shiki's office. When I got there, I heard voices. So I stood outside and eavesdropped. I heard Shiki's voice and another man's voice.

Conversation:

Shiki: So, what do you think?

Man: I don't know. I don't think we should do this. We should just leave her alone and have her adjust to this new environment. She may not be use to this.

Why does this man sound so familiar? I thought.

Shiki: Mmm… maybe you're right, Kazu. I must have frightened her.

Kazu: So, tell me. Where did you find her?

Shiki: Well… you know how I sometimes I go hunting?

Kazu: Yeah.

Shiki: Well, I went hunting with some of my friends and we came across a pack of wolves. I'm telling you, you should have seen their fur. It was so beautiful and… and … it was like nothing I have ever seen before! And at that time, we had taken the horses with us. One of my friends want to take out at lease one of them, so we decided to go after them. It seemed like they could see the future or something 'cause they started running. We raced after them and my friends started shooting. We were pretty far behind, but we manage to shoot one on her front, left foreleg. When one of them was shot, the others turned around. I looked like they were having a conversation, so we stopped. After a minute or two, the other wolves started running again. We got off the horses and lead them towards the wolf that was down. When we got close enough to the see which wolf we had gotten, the horses started freak out on us. Once we had calmed them down, the wolf started to glow. The light died down and there laid a girl. My friends panicked, since hey don't know about alices. I figured she may have been an alice. I brought her here and erased my friends' memories of her. The nurses took care of her wound. Since she hasn't woken up for a couple of days, we took a blood and DNA test to find out who she is. But the weirdest thing happened. The computer said there was no such person. She didn't exist. That was when she woke up. When I met her, she didn't seem like a person who would talk, However, she did tell, more like write, me her name. So, I hired researchers to study her because she was different than any other, but I can't quite put my finger on it. The head researcher said she wouldn't budge. She wouldn't let them touch or go near her without getting their finger bitten off. However, since he has the detection alice like you, he was able to tell what alice she had. She has the nullification alice… just like him. Well, it seems like she already she knew she had an alice. So Kazu, please tell me what to do 'cause it seem like, sooner or later, she's gonna attack us and this won't turn out pretty.

Kazu: Mmm…. Well, if I were you, I would call off the researchers. I don't think she feels too comfortable with them around. (sarcasm)

That was when I slammed the door open. All eyes turned to me. I was feeling angry yet grateful and happy that Shiki had good intentions for what he did.

"Is that true? What you just said?" I asked, still having a stoic face.

"…yes." Shiki answered. I can feel that he was quite nervous.

"Then, can you take away the … researchers? And I'll try being nicer to everyone. Just… give me time. Please?" I gave a little smile and his face brightened. I guess he's happy that I can actually smile.

"Of course! …. But umm… never mind. I'm just glad that you're happier and I hope you can smile more." Shiki returned me a smile. Then, I shifted my gaze to the man that Shiki calls Kazu. My eyes widened in shock and did his. I gaped at him. We were silent for a few moments. I didn't have to turn my eyes to look at Shiki to tell that he was feeling awkward between us. The man was the first to make a move.

He introduced himself, "Hello, you must be Mikan. I am the High School Principal, Kazumi Yukihira. Feel free to call me Kazu." He bowed politely.

Yukihira

Yukihira

Yukihira

It kept echoing in my head. My hands started to shake. It can't be. This can't be happening.

Just as I was about to speak, he said, "Mikan, why don't we go to my office? I want to speak to you about something."

I didn't say anything. I turned around and walking towards to door, indicating that I had agreed.

HSP's Office (Normal POV)

Mikan and Kazu walked into the office. Once Kazu sat on his chair, Mikan slammed her hand into the table.

Bam!

"Kazumi Yukihira? As is the older brother of Izumi Yukihira?" Mikan shouted as she bared her fangs out.

Kazu was taken back by her out burst. From the moment he saw her, there was something that she reminded him about. Her face, her eyes, and her hair. Then it struck him when she mentioned the name Izumi Yukihira. The name of his dead brother.

"Yes, yes he is my brother. How do you know him?"

The brunette stood there in awestruck. She shook her head lightly and said, "Huh, wow… I can't believe you… You can't remember me. YOU CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER YOUR OWN NEICE! I thought that you were dead along with the others, but no! You were here all along; sitting on your ass and watching over annoying kids! Furthermore, human kids!" Mikan put both of her hands on her head and walked around the room.

"What do you mean you thought I was dead? What the hell did that idiot brother of mine tell you?" Kazu slightly shouted. He felt pressure and had a bad feeling of what Mikan was going to say next.

"Oh really? Your brother is an idiot?" Mikan said with sarcasm, "well I'm sorry if your brother is an idiot because, while you were sitting around in this goddamn school, he was out there fighting for our lives." She swallowed, tying to hold back her tears and then continued, "The whole clan is gone. He and Yuka, along with everyone else, were fighting to protect us. While they were doing that, they died… THEY'RE DEAD!"

Mikan broke down crying. She would always cry whenever she though about it, let alone talk about it. The first few weeks when the incident happened, she was like a living dead. She showed no emotion, wouldn't eat or sleep. All she did was cry.

Kazu remained still. He hadn't contacted his brother in years. He didn't know that the little brother he once loved and cared for had already died. Kazu regretted calling Izumi an idiot. If he was calling someone an idiot, it should be himself.

Izumi could brighten anyone's day just by smiling. He was always happy, bright, cheerful, and active. If he smiled, you would smile too. On the other hand, Kazu was the opposite. And whenever he was sat, he knew Izumi would always be there for him. But now Izumi can't be there for him anymore because… he's dead.

Kazu remembered the time he would spend with his niece and nephews. Now he knew why he could recognize Mikan right away. Back then, Mikan was always cheerful and smiled a lot. Now, she would rarely smile and had a dark aura around her.

A few minutes had pass until Kazu said something, "Mikan, I… I don't know how to say this. I- I'm so, so sorry. I didn't know that something like this had happened. I don't-" Mikan interrupted him.

"Save it! I don't want to hear it." Mikan walked towards to door and opened it. Before she was completely out, she said in a low voice, "And for your information, the only ones that survived were my brothers and me. Everyone else it dead and that includes Marika."

With that, Mikan left; leaving Kazu and his tears when he heard Marika. Unknown to them, a little voice recorder was planted in the room. Hotaru had recorded the whole conversation.

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