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Chapter- 7
. "What are you doing here at this hour, Mikan" Natsume asked
"Oh! Natsume !" I hugged him, shivering
"What is it, Mikan" He sounded worried
"Its him!, My step father Kounji's with Luna"
"What are you blabbering about"
"I am not mad! Natsume!, I saw them in the garden!"
I expected him to tell me to stop dreaming, but
"Where and when?" Was his serious reply
"A few seconds ago, in the garden, Natsume, Kuonji is supposed to be dead!"
"I know, but lets go and check it out "
"I was about to call Sumerie"
"She wouldn't believe"
We reached the spot,where just a few days ago, Natsume, almost dived from this balcony…I shivered as I thought about it.
"They are already gone"
"What do we do now Natsume?"
"It can be an illusion as well…"
"Huh?"
"Nothing"
"Natsume, shall I tell about it to Hotaru?"
"Do you think she will believe you?"
"She is my BESTFRIEND!"
"Everyone would say you were dreaming"
"NATSUME! I know the difference between dream and reality! I saw him…It was HIM"
"Or someone who looks like him"
"Huh?"
"I am sure, this Luna person is up to no good, Mikan its crystal clear that she doesn't like you…Perhaps she wanted you to see her and his look-alike together so that you create a hue and cry…I don't know what might be the motive, but its possible!"
"I never thought about it but you know it sounds farfetched"
"Kounji's comeback…itself sounds farfetched. He is dead!"
I didn't know what to say
" I will tell Sumerie about this incident…"
"Hmmmm!"
"Why don't you go to sleep"
"I am afraid to" I didn't feel shy to admit
"Afraid of"
"A dream, a recurring dream of that night" I gave him the full details about the dream where my mother gives me her dying message…the dream of that night…the night of her death…
"Hnn"
"Mikan, Are you sure , you never heard of Alices"
"Alices? No never…You can tell me what they are"
"Forget it…"
"Mikan, keep your guard up all the time"
"Yup!"
"You know what, Natsume, Why don't you sleep here tonight?"
"Your Best Friend will bombard me with baka canons Polka!"
"Pervert!"
We spent the rest of the night talking~^~
Ntasume's P.O.V
"Ne, Natsume you are not sleepy"
I am used to sleepless nights, but it doesn't look like Mikan is, she was practically sleeping in the dinning table…
"What the hell were you doing last night, didn't you sleep?" Hotaru said without looking up, playing with her invention…Did I mention, Hotaru is a scientist in Japan's Technical Institute, she had a strange fetish for inventing new things…and what's more, she has her own lab in the Sakura mansion…
"Well, I was talking with Natsume…"
"Natsume was in your room all night" She said with her brows raised
"You see Hotaru-" But before she could finish, HE appeared in the dinning room~
What the hell is HE doing here?
"Hello! my friends, I heard from the servants that everyone is having breakfast … Ummm looks tasty…So you are Miakn Sakura I presume?" He said taking Hotaru's hand
Bang!
He immediately got hit by her Baka gun, Well ! its not a surprise,
"Mikan san, kya~~~~ you sure have a strange way of expressing your love"
"Oh! I am Mikan Sakura" Mikan said extending her hand, "Your introduction please?"
"Oh! Nice to meet you -" He said not shaking her hand, but rubbing his lips on her hand "My pretty lady"
Bang! Another hit by Hotaru's Baka gun…Well done Hotaru! I wish I could take care this pervert with my own hands!
"I think we asked for your introduction-" Hotaru said coldly
"Yeah I forgot! He! He! I am Akira Tonouchi, but you can call me Tono" He flashed a bright smile "- from the Alice Investigation Agency, AIA, Mikan's Uncle Yukihara, urged our agency to take this double murder case in our hands, so I will be staying in the Sakura mansion to investigate "
"Who in his right mind would send you" I said
"NATSUME! I can't believe this is my old buddy Natsumeeeeeeeeeeeee!"
I tried to open a telepathic pathway, but he stopped it!
"Natsume, Tono san is your friend!" Mikan exclaimed
"I would never admit this pervert as my friend!"
"Natsume… old buddy you have not changed at all"
I again tried to open the telepathic pathway…and this time it worked…
"Tono, stop this nonsense , do you have a wish a wish to be burned alive" I tried to tell him telepathically …
"I would like to see you try, Natsume dear, specially before your girlfriends!"
"Moron! Who the hell said that! And who in his right mind would give you this case!"
"Well! Sumire said you were seducing two babes together-"
"You believed that mad hag!"
"-And Persona personally asked me to handle this I mean , you need to enhance your hypnotizing powers to control Ruka…"
He was right; Ruka's real self might any time defy my command…
"Ok! Is everything alright in the base…"
"Yeah! D4 is doing great even without their leader!"
"Lets get things to normal now!"
And the darkness enveloping us gradually reduced, and I could hear Mikan question…
"Natsume, Is Tono san your friend!"
"We were in the same school ages ago…"
"So lets have breakfast! Itotakimas!" Tono will never change
Later In My room…
"So, Tono are you ready!"
"Yeah"
"Ok! Enhance my powers…"
I was getting ready but –
"WAIT!" Ruka pleaded
"Are you going to use hypnosis on me again, Natsume, For your kindest information, I broke free from your hypnosis ages ago"
What! This was unexpected…
"Explain yourself!" Tono commanded
"I knew all this time, you hypnotized me…You are not a normal person…But you are like me…Ever since kinder garden , I could talk with animals, they used to came near me on their own, At first I used to like it, but later on I dreaded that perhaps I am abnormal, I am mad…later, I learnt to control it on my own…I took up human psychology , so as to understand peoples mind better…To meet people like me, but I never encountered anyone…"
I looked at Tono at amazement … Is it possible that Ruka is an Al-
"That was until I met Natsume…When I first meet him, my real self struggled against his hypnosis, I was certain he was up to no good … But later on he proved it that he was not a bad person, he was the only one capable of treating Mikan, he cared for her more than any other doctor would have,…and then the repeated attacks…If anyone could keep her safe it was Natsume… I decided to keep Natsume's secret a secret … Natsume I won't spill your secret… You don't have to use your hypnosis on me again…But I would like to know more about people like me…" He said with almost begging eyes
It was Tono who answered…
"Ruka, we can't take any decisions with out the approval of the higher ups, Just have patience, After this case is over, I will take you over there, of course you will have to prove yourself before-"
"This case?"
"Yeah! After we solve this double murder case, we are gonna go back in our base…I was send here only because Natsume thinks, alices might be involved with these murders" Tono said as a matter of factly
"Alices?"
"That's what we call specially talented people like us…"
Ruka seemed to think for a while…
"Does Mikan know anything …"
"No, I wonder how she will react if she knows I am a fraud…I am no doctor…"
"Natsume?" Ruka seemed to tell me something
"Or I was after her mothers stones…"
"Natsume" Tono motioned me with his eyes to look back...And I did...only to get the greatest shock
She was there , standing near the door , her eyes brimming with tears
"This has to be a lie, Natsume, I trusted you!"
"Mi-"
"Is it true, Natsume , you are no doctor, are you a fraud?"
"Yes , Mi-"
"Is it true, you are a thief!"
"Yes, but Mika-"
"IS IT TRUE , ALL YOU WERE AFTER WERE MY MOTHER'S STONES!. ALL THIS TIME YOU WERE ACTING!"
"Yes, but Mikan, WILL YOU LET ME EXPLAIN!"
"You have explained enough!" She ran across the room, not before I saw her tears streaming down her face
"Mikan chan, wait!" Ruka shouted
"Won't you go after her" Tono inquired
"It will make matters worse! Let her calm down first, how much did she hear?" I asked wearily
"Just as you started telling your tale! Natsume that was stupid! Do you think she will reveal your secret"
"I don't know "
But deep down something told me she wouldn't …Damn! I would have explained everything to her in the end…Shit! Why did things have to turn out like this…
"Oi! Do you know where the baka is?" Hotaru asked after what seemed like light years after
"In her room maybe, did you return from your lab, Imai san?" As usual Ruka asked
"Yeah…" She walked away without giving even a backward glance at our poor Ruka
And seconds later
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah! " Hotaru screamed
Before we could even react, Ruka was already in Mikan's room…And as I reached there….I stood there stunned…
At the first glance, it looked as if Mikan was sleeping, but as my eyes trailed down to the small puddle of blood, then the slit left wrist, and red knife loosely held in right her, a deep sense of guilt welled up inside me…WHY THE HELL DID I NOT FOLLOW HER TO HER ROOM!
Ruka immediately, ran forward, leaned forward to examine her…
"It must have happened very soon, but still the breathing is irregular and the pulse is erratic, someone, call the medics immediately, while let me try to stop the bleeding!"
After about half an hour, Ruka and the rest of the doctors, returned while we were waiting in the hall, I didn't attend her…and nobody asked me why I didn't even though I was a doctor…
"I think she shoud make it!...Hotaru! It was luck that you found her early...Things could have been worse…. " Ruka said
"Why did that baka, …I can't understand!" Hotaru mumbled, finally breaking the monotony of her silence…
For the first time Luna answered…
"What can you exactly, expect from that looser!…She was crying when she ran to her room…That WEAKLING …That was expected of her…She did what she should have done ages ago…"
That Luna slut!... How dare she say something against her!…I completely lost my nerve…
"LUNA! WHO THE HELL SAID SHE TRIED TO TAKE HER OWM LIFE! SHE ISN'T THAT WEAK YOU GET IT!…IT WAS A PREPLANNED …NOTHING MORE THAN A SHREWD MURDER ATTEMPT!"
Wanna know how is Natsume gonna justify his claim…And what is this telepathic pathway they keep on using!,…Or what heck are this alices in the story point of view~…Who Natsume, Ruka, Tono actually are? What is their so called base? Who is this Kounji look alike~And Moreover, who is this person who is afters Mikan's life
To know your answers keep reading
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P.S…The suspense awaits for the next few chapters…The story is almost near conclusion…At least the first phase is!
P.s…..I hope it isn't terrible…*shudders*
P,s,...This chapter is dedicated to all the reviewers..Thanks for reading
Note-
EchizenRyoma- This story is near conclusion, (4 more chapters before the first phase of the story)...I hope all your answers will be answered...Thanks for reading and reviewing..
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