FLASHBACKS...

"Hey Anzu! Anzuuu! Where are you going? Answer me, will you!"

"I told you not to follow me, Rei."

"If I don't follow you, who knows what'll happen?"

"Nothing's going to happen to me. I'm old enough to take care of myself."

"Well, I'm not really actually referring to you. I'm worried if what'll happen to people you might bump with, you know."

*DEATH GLARE*

"Come on, come on! I'm just kidding, Anzu! Sheesh, you don't have to take it so seriously."

"Go back, Rei. You don't have to follow me."

"Hey Anzu... What are you doing in this forest in the first place anyway? Where exactly are you going?"

"Go back to mom and dad, Rei."

"Ohh, Anzu! Why won't you answer me?"

"I said - "

Rrrrrumbbbbble...

"Woah!"

"A-Anzu? Anzu! Did you just fell down a cliff? A-An... ANZU! Hey, you all right? I-I got you... Don't let go...!"

"R-Rei..."

"Oh, you're heavy... I don't think I'll be able to lift you up! Why on earth didn't you see the cliff?"

"Rei, let go of me and go back to mom and dad! I'll stay here!"

"Are you nuts? I can't do that! You can't even manage to stay too long on the monkey bars!"

"Then what're you gonna do? You can't even lift me up! Don't tell me we're just going to hang all day here!"

"H-Hang on..."

"What are you doing, Rei? You're using your Fire Alice?"

Psssss... KABOOM, KABOOM!

"F-Fireworks...?"

"T-This is what I can do for now, Anzu... I don't think our Alices can be of any help in this situation... Except for asking for help."

"R-Rei... You're planning to send fireworks with 'SOS' written on it to ask for help... It's great."

"It's not great at all! That's actually only what I can do! The Fire Alice isn't really very helpful, isn't it? The only thing it can do is to harm people and such..."

"...Light..."

"Huh? Did you say something, Anzu?"

"The sky is very bright, and in my position right now... You're like light, Rei..."

"I'm like a light? Oh, is it because the fireworks are above us? Well, it should be, since you're below me, hanging on a cliff..."

"Y-You... You really look like light... A wonderful one..."

"A-Anzu?"

Rustle, rustle.

"REI! ANZU!"

"Dad! Mom! We're over here!"

"REI! What happened? Why on earth is Anzu...?"

"Not now, Mikan! Anzu, are you all right?"

"Y-Yes, dad..."

"Okay then, on the count of three! Take my hand, Anzu! One, two... THREE!"

Pant, pant, pant...

"O-Okay, pant, tell me, pant... What happened."

"Dad, we were just strolling about in the forest when Anzu suddenly fell down in this cliff..."

"Oh god, really? Anzu dear, are you all right? You have bruises! Good thing I, your gentle mother, carried Hotaru's brother's Alice Stone with me... We actually saw continuous fireworks with SOS on the air... And we thought no one could do such a magnificent thing but only those with a Fire Alice... And you guys are around here too, so we thought that must be it..."

"Thank you, mom... We're sorry..."

CHAPTER 8 - HS PRESIDENT: YOUICHI-SENPAI

The two fiery eyes continued to stare at each other at the very moment. Youichi glances at Anzu from head to toe and vice versa. Now, because of this tensed atmosphere, the crowd suddenly turned quiet.

After a few moments of silence, Youichi finally made his way towards Anzu. He took few quiet steps towards the little boy, and takes out his hand to pat Anzu's head.

The students were surprised with Youichi's sudden movement, since he never does this to anyone especially to a transfer student. Anzu just stood silently on his place, eagerly waiting what this teenager would do.

Finally, Youichi reached out to Anzu's head, which made Anzu's body turn hot. This touch... It's like a touch of a weird demon. Anzu felt there is something wrong happening just now.

"You..." Youichi finally spoken, "You..."

Anzu's eyes continued to stare coldly towards Youichi, clenching his fists. Youichi speaks so roughly and is almost like a eerie murmur.

"You..." Youichi repeated. His cold hand carresses Anzu's hair... And slowly his fingers ran through Anzu's cheeks. His face turned into a smile, a very creepy smile, until...

"You... You..." Youichi stated for the fifth time. "You... You're SO CUTE!"

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"What. . . ?"

"Wow! You really are Natsume-senpai's son!" Youichi happily exclaimed as he continuously pats a blank Anzu on the shoulders. The ultimately tensed atmosphere suddenly broke down to like... WTH?

"Right, right?" Ibaragi suddenly butted in. "He's so cute, right? That very appearance deeply reminds us of him, right?"

"Definitely!" Youichi smirked. "Who knows he'll really turn out like this? What are you planning to be, kid? Are you trying to follow your daddy's footsteps?"

"L-Let go of me!" Anzu had enough of how Youichi's treating him. He shoved Youichi's arms away and suddenly felt shivers down his spine.

"Now, now," Youichi crossed his arms. "I am Hijiri Youichi, the High School Student Council President in the High School Department... Prez for short."

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. . . ?

"Anyways," Youichi turned around and looked at the quiet students surrounding them and suddenly grabbed Anzu's arm. "Come with me. I want to have a word with you."

"W-What?"

While Anzu struggles and tries to let go from Youichi's grip, he heard a few students having a quiet conversation... Typically about him.

"How unfair, right?"

"Yeah, Youichi-senpai's unusually acting strange. To be able to be patted and grabbed at, that's a VERY big honor!"

"Damn transfer student... Just because he's the son of The Legends, he's now acting like a respected king! He even get Hijiri-san to hold him... The earth must be falling apart!"

"He shouldn't expect us to treat him the same way. He's just a mere transfer student."

Anzu just stared at those glowing red eyes gathered in the corner. What on earth is that...? Where did the 'happy class' go?

Youichi finally managed to pull him out of the room, and the both went out of the Elementary building the very moment.

. . .

On the same time, in SA class, Reishi just finally waved good bye to Tsubasa-sensei and happily skips out of the room. Tsubasa smiled as he continued to think of Mikan's childhood times. When he incidentally looked out of the window, he saw two people hurriedly getting outside of the building. He realized the older one being Youichi, while the younger must be...

. . .

"Where are we going?" Anzu kept struggling away from Youichi's grip as they headed fast through the Eastern Woods. "Will you tell me where the hell we're going?"

Youichi didn't respond and continued walking fast.

Anzu, finally having enough of this, released fire from the place where Youichi's gripping him and causes to slightly burn Youichi's hand. With a scream of pain, he lets go of Anzu.

"You didn't have to do that." Youichi muttered as he rubbed the pain in his hand.

"You won't answer me. Just where are we going? I don't even know who you are. Don't you expect me to go follow your orders even though you're... A respective president or something."

Youichi kept blowing the area of his painful hand as he glanced at the furious Anzu. "You are indeed Natsume-senpai's son. You look very much like him: the appearance, the personality, the determination... Do you even inherit something from Baka-senpai (Mikan)?"

"Huh?"

"Never mind. I heard you have the Fire Alice like Natsume-senpai. You're not able to fully control it yet so the VAHSPE! placed you in the DA class. I am here to take care and guide you throughout the year. I will be the one to train you in using your Alice."

Anzu's eyes widened. "You're a Fire Alice too?"

"Well, no... But I'm a DA member too, like Natsume-senpai... And he left you and your sister in my care. I will be your senpai, Hyuuga-san, and I will be your guide and your protection."

"D-Dad left us in your care...?" Anzu stared at Youichi. He never thought of his father leaving them in some weirdo. He then remembered the conversation earlier in the DA class and accused Youichi.

"You, Mr. High-School-Student-Council-President-Prez-For-Short, I don't intend to train under you even though my father said it. I don't need protection; my sister and I are old enough to handle ourselves! And you know what? It's because of this The Legends thing that we are considered in danger! All of the people 'respect' us because we're famous... That's all. We don't know which one were really truthful with us and which one are just trying to take us for granted. And now you're even adding to the humiliation! Didn't you hear? Everyone were trying to threaten us because we're gathering 'respect' like we're monarchs. They're jealous because you're giving all your attention to us. We don't need guidance and protection... Especially ME!"

"H-Hyuuga-san..."

"Let go of me!" Anzu, who is now VERY furious and angry, is unknowingly burning the trees surrounding them. "I've had enough with being treated like a complete moron. And that... That DA class of yours. You think I don't know what you guys are hiding from me? Who are you fooling at? Now I see why father hates this Academy. I've completely experienced it just now."

Anzu left a glare to the speechless Youichi, and left the place, still on burn. Youichi just stood there silently while the people who saw the fire are trying to put it out. He glanced at the burn in his hand and... He SMILED.

AUTHOR'S NOTE

Woah, woah... TIME OUT! I know some of you guys are gonna kill me because of You-chan's WEIRD-NESS... But if you kill me you won't be able to see the ending! . Yeah, I know. I also don't know why You-chan's like this... But it's part of the story. Bear with it. :(

Thank you for the reviews! I appreciate it! Don't worry, MORE DEEP CHAPTERS ARE GONNA COME. IT'S GOING TO BE A HUGE REVELATION.