YumeKa Gakuen Alice Trilogy 1 Chapter 10: Waiting for you, a gakuen alice fanfic

Yume…ka…?

Gakuen Alice Trilogy 1-The Prologue of Faithful Destinies.

A fan fiction by Aoi Kitsukawa

Disclaimer: Gakuen Alice is belongs to Higuichi Tachibana-sensei, I only borrow the characters in the manga. Please enjoy reading it!

Author's Note: Thank you very much for everyone who's support my story up until now. Also, special thanks to Nori Tsuki-Hime-san for all of her alerts and favourites to both of my stories; Ghost of Yukikage Village and Part 1 of Yume Trilogy-Yume…Ka (there's also another readers who put alerts on my stories but sorry for not listing your name). Honestly speaking I don't ever think that someone would adding me and my stories into favs and alerts. Thank you once again my friend.

HAA…CHOO! Argh~! Sorry for the sneeze, I got my sinus attack me terribly lately. I just finish the big celebration in my country –Eidil Fitri Celebration so I'm sorry for the very, very late update. COUGH…! Cough…! Now I got terrible cough again… Not to mention that the new semester was start and got myself pretty busy. Just last Saturday I got to manage one of the program in CONVEST 2011 (convocation week) and still exhausted until now. I'm so sorry for the late update everyone, so please read this 39 pages of this chapter. Gosh, I'm really a detailer!

HAA…CHOO! ARGH! My nose's stuck! Now I'm gonna see the doctor for good~!

Special Note: This 'Dream' 9 is the real chapter 9. The characters' list is additional chapter of Yume…Ka.

Hints:

ESP-Elementary School Principal/ Kuonji.

HSP-High School Principal/ Kazumi Yukihira.

MSP-Middle School Principal/ Hii-sama.

Kakitsubata-The Leading Princess a.k.a Shizune Yamaguchi.

Kuroran no Kimi-The Black Orchid Princess

Summary: After the ESP was captured, the school finally in peace, but several people had to pay a heavy price for the freedom. Everyone was started to lose hope, but when their love one's life had been threat, what should Mikan and everyone do to save him?

It's like a dream…

Where the violet flowers that I like so much…

Fall down, as they are floating…

You make me sense it…

The feeling that you are going to disappear someday…

Then why did you…

Make me returning to their side?

In this world…

Why don't you let me stay at your side?

Why…

Izumi…

Dream 9: Waiting for you…

No matter what kind of hardship that you face, I'll take your hand, just like you did to me…

-O-O-

"STOP LYING TO YOURSELF! YOU LOVED FATHER AND ALL OF THEM RIGHT!"

"You don't dare to lose someone else after what had happened to you, didn't you! You also hate being used by the academy! That's why you fight against the ESP!"

"You did everything that you can as long as they can live different than you! You even protect me! Mother, father, Hotaru, Natsume, Ruka-pyon, senpai and everyone else! It's because you love us! It's because you have a heart!"

"Then why are you saying like this uncle?"

"You also want to be loved too, didn't you…?"

"WE'RE NOT ANIMALS! WE'RE HUMANS…!"

We're humans…

Mikan opened her tired eyes as she slowly yawned and turned around. She felt a warm body was lying next to her and realized that it was her mother Yuka. Mikan wiped her eyes as she slowly sat up. It took her a moment before she could finally adjust; events from the previous night bit by bit began to flash back into her memory.

Yes, she was failed to bring back her uncle.

Fail utterly.

Mikan looked at Yuka's tired face as she slept. Mikan realized that her mother must had been stayed all night just to make sure she was all right and sleeping. Threw her blanket gently, she stepped on the floor; get ready for the class in the morning.

The class was open again that day, and even it was yesterday that she went into the dream, she still need to go to the class. Well, that was what she thought, as she changed her clothes into her uniform one. She realized that neither Hotaru nor Ruka, even Natsume came to her room and knocked her door, to wake her up that morning.

They must be believed that she needed some rest that day.

Mikan sighed as she opened the door and with slow motion, she closed the door of her room, leaving her mother who was sleeping in her room alone…

Himitsu looked at the reflection on the mirror as he prepared himself for another visit to the academy. He knew that his injuries still not healed, but he felt that he needed to come to the academy; he could feel that something not comfortable will happened and he did not dare to leave it just like that.

"Are you going back, father?" Asked Reiko-Himitsu's daughter as he looked at her in shock.

"Reiko! Don't shock me like that!" Said Himitsu as he rubbed his chest.

"No wonder why mother still in love with you; you look so handsome father!" Claimed Reiko as she laughed.

"Do you have something to say Reiko?" Asked Himitsu as he smiled a little.

Reiko smiled a little, before she folded her arms to her chest.

"Kuroran no Kimi has return back to the living world."

"She did?"

"Yes, but apparently she didn't happy with her journey," Said Reiko.

"Hmm," Said Himitsu as he placed his hat. "So she also experiences the same things as I am."

"Are you sure you're alright, father?" Asked Reiko as she held her father, worried. "Your injuries are quite bad."

"It's alright Reiko, don't worry," He said as he touched his daughter's face. "I'm not dying yet."

She looked at her father gently, as her eyes landed on Himitsu's hand, which was clenching a pale yellow stone.

An Alice stone.

"You didn't used that stone, father?" She asked.

Himitsu just smiled as he patted his daughter's head, and said, "Not for a while."

"I have a strange feeling this morning, that if I don't come back to the academy with this kind of appearance, it will be too late," Said Himitsu. "Besides, I'm worrying that small child who crying a lot ever since we ended our journey yesterday…"

Reiko just stared at him with gloomy eyes, then she spoke, "You always like this father; care for the people who are important to you…"

"My cousin too, she just likes you so much. Sometimes I even wonder if her current action is because that she care about them…" Himitsu looked at his daughter with question on his face.

"Or because of something that she ACTUALLY KNOW, but hiding it from us all over."

"I don't know Reiko, I don't know…" Said Himitsu as he trailed off his words. "Right now, it's better for us to follow her actions. You should know your cousin better than me; after all you two are very close with each other."

Reiko just silent for a moment, before she took her coat and walked away from her father. Not long after that, she stopped herself at the door and looked over her shoulder with meaningful eyes. Himitsu, realized that his daughter had something to say to him, walked closer to her.

"What is it?"

Reiko looked at him, and said, "Be prepared."

"HUH?"

"That's what she said in her message this morning. I don't know why, but I also feel that there's something not good will happen today," Said Reiko as she walked away from her father, ready to go for work.

Himitsu stared at the empty space where his daughter had stand there, before he sighed and took his coat and bag, before leaved the house for today.

Somehow, he also felt the same as his daughter; uncomfortable feeling had boiling inside him…

Hii-sama stared at the unconscious friend of her, her face looked sad and regret. She was all alone in the room where the lying HSP was, and she sat on the wheelchair next to him. She leaned herself against the chair while her thought about him.

That man; she already knew him ever since they met nearly 50 years ago. When she met the young Yukihira Kazumi, she was a freshly new female principal in Middle School Division. Her age was young, and the young boy was only 10 years old. However, that was a very faithful meeting for her; very meaningful to her.

Hii-sama was a young lady that came from a noble family and lineage. Her Barrier Alice was considered as the strongest among her family members, thus she had been required to be as one of the principals in Gakuen Alice. Of course, not only her family, but even she herself could not bring herself to the academy, especially she was just broken heart with her former fiancée at that time.

Ever since her fiancée had cheated her by flittering with another woman, she had lost faith in any men except her family. She loved her fiancée very much, although it was an arrange marriage done by her father, but as a woman with limited contact with other men, of course she felt grateful and devoted herself to the man who will became her husband.

But he betrayed her trust and crushing her heart into pieces…

Ever since that incident, she decided to forget her past and after such a long thought, she accepted the offer, but with many conditions. Of course, the government and the academy gladly accepted her requests, such as having the current building of Hanahime-den; her house (can it be consider as house?) as well as not allowing any men or boys entered the place without permission. Even the ESP –Kuonji was not accepted.

Except Himitsu of course, the Principal of High School Division with the Alice of Longevity, and just like her, he also came from noble family.

When she received news about another person who possessed the same Alice as Himitsu, she could not able to help herself but felt interested to meet with the student. She heard that child came from a middle class family, his father was a soldier and he himself was the only child in the family.

His name was Yukihira Kazumi…

She felt something strange whenever she heard Himitsu kept mentioning his name, especially during their teatime. He told her about this young boy; who was lonely and fragile, but at the same time, was trying his best to be independent and mature. She could not able to help herself but to know more and more about this boy. Himitsu just grinned and sometimes he teased her whenever she asked him about him, which sometimes resulted of her threw her fan right on his face!

Until one day, she received the news of how that boy was found unconscious at the hospital lobby, with several injuries that he got from his very first mission. She immediately went to the hospital and saw him for the very first time; the young boy with pale face, bandaged all over, and the lightly blonde hair that quite rate to see.

That was the first time she ever saw him, and several days later after the other missions taken by Kazumi failed, she got her chances to meet him personally.

She met him by accident when she was all alone to her place, and suddenly she heard sounds came from the nearby bushes. She went to it and saw several students hit and kicking one student. She activated her Alice, slammed the bullies away and saved the child immediately. She realized that it was the young boy that Himitsu was fond to; Yukihira Kazumi, but what made her shock a little was his deep blue eyes that seemed like a deep sea.

He was the first boy who entered the Hanahime-den, and the second friend that she got. From their first meeting, she learned that people bullied him since the ESP paid his attention to him due to his two rare Alices; Longevity and Alice Detection. Students were jealous to him, and started to treat him badly. At first, he still able to face it, but over and over again, that child finally crumbled when his two seniors had to be dropped from school.

Hii-sama sighed as she remembered their first meeting, and her gaze fell on the comatose principal. After such a long time, that child had finally grew up and became an adult, and as a new HSP, replacing their old teacher who finally ended his contract with the academy. How long they had been together after that; kept helping with each other, Hii-sama could only sighed as she knew, he had helped her countless time, despite that she was a little bit cold with him.

She never knew that, for such a long time, that man had kept in many secrets, everything that happened in his life. How much he was in grieve when Izumi was death, his sad feelings when he realized that Yuka was carrying Izumi's child and he didn't even had a chance to know, the guilty feelings that he had when Kusuga Miaka and Andou Takumi had to left the school since they lost their Alice, Igarashi Kaoru's death and many more. She was unable to help him, and it had saddened her heart very much.

She still remembered on how that child was crying in fear, ran into her arms with injuries on his body after he been hit by other students, several bruises and scratches were obviously seen on him. She was quite shock too; never a man, even her ex-fiancée had been hugging her (since she immediately slapped anyone who did it to her!) like he did. The impact of his body slammed against her body somehow made her heart racing a little, she felt a little bit worried when she saw him in such terrible situation.

She actually tried to release his grip, but as she touched his back, she could felt his body was trembling, not to mention the small cried that she heard at the same time. Slowly, her heart softened as she hugged the fragile child closer to her, gently stroke his back and she said that everything was alright until Himitsu came with frantic expression that obviously appeared on his face. Of course, Himitsu went into BERSERK mode when he found out what had happened. Just like his two seniors before, Himitsu was concern with him as well.

That child finally stayed with Himitsu for a while; Kuonji was unable to stop him since Himitsu was a kotodama-sama and he had once destroyed his door office during Kazumi's traumatic incident. 'Try to stop me and you'll death!' That was how Himitsu said to him as he carried that injured boy in his arms; his eyes were like daggers staring at the ESP. However, even though Kazumi stayed with Himitsu, that boy still went to the school as usual.

Many people had questioning her actions regarding of bringing the male student into her territory, since it was well known in the academy that she despised men. So, why Yukihira Kazumi was an exception?

"You people had wonder why, huh?" She whispered, as she looked at the comatose principal. "All I can say right now is that he's someone special to me…"

"But of course, it's not about love at all…"

Hii-sama held the cold hand of Principal Yukihira, praying that one day, this person would opened up his eyes and leaved the world of unconsciousness…

Mikan was sitting on her seat, watched dazedly as she kept thinking of the yesterday event. How did she and the others were fail, failed to save her uncle from being trapped from the dream. A deadly dream, which had trapped the lost soul from being able to return to their side.

The lost soul…

Mikan quickly shook her head, trying her best to erase the uncomfortable feelings that starting to grow within her, which gave her such fear and sick thinking. Well, she didn't mind if it was happened during the language time, but this time it was a MATEMATHIC PERIOD –Jin-Jin's time!

What a pain in the neck, huh?

Hotaru, Ruka and Natsume saw her daze condition, but they decided to ignore her. They knew, ever since that incident; the incident where they had failed in their mission to take back the most precious person in Mikan's life –her own uncle, Yukihira Kazumi, Mikan had been seen in such condition. They already left her in her own room alone; pretended that they didn't realized that she was there in her room, together with Yuka. All of them wanted Mikan to have some rest for the whole day, realized that ever since they returned form the dream journey she had been crying a lot.

Hotaru glanced at her best friend, before she glanced at Ruka. Ruka was startled a little, but then he nodded his head, understood that Hotaru was worried about Mikan just like him.

At the same time, Jinno was writing the question on the board when he saw Mikan stared dazedly at the window, obviously did not pay any attention.

Jinno at first wanted to scold her, but then he realized that she was still in shock and uncomfortable situation; it was obviously appeared on her face. She seemed tired and her eyes red, signs that she still in sadness. He was shock in the first place too, when he saw her walked silently to the class all alone; without her friends and classmates, face was so gloomy. Several minutes before she came to the class, Hotaru, Ruka and the unexpected Natsume came to him and told him that they let Mikan skipped the class, since they knew Mikan was still in shock. Normally, he would get angry but since he also was involved with the yesterday's matters, he just nodded his head and asked them to return to the class.

However, to his own shock, he saw the young girl sat on his usual seat, face pale as usual but did not bother to talk with anyone else. She just kept silent; her head just leaned down, instead of keep looking at the front class. Jinno sighed as he kept on writing the questions on the board. Sakurano, Subaru and Shizune did not appear in the class that day; Subaru was still in the hospital, while Sakurano and Shizune had something to do at the HQ with Tonouchi and the other teachers, however the two trainers did mentioned that they will return to the class nearly the end of Math's periods.

Mikan was in her own deep thought; she did not realize that Jinno had questioned some of her classmates. She was flinched a little when suddenly she heard her Math teacher, asking her present to the front class and answered the question on the board, had called her name.

Hotaru, Natsume and Ruka were well aware that Mikan was not in good condition right now. However, when they saw Jinno's expression was worried, they decided to stay still and watched from afar. They knew that their teacher wasn't that evil; he just like them, worried about the HSP's only blood relative's condition. He tried to make her away from the depression that obviously appeared on her face by asking her to answer his question. Hotaru eyed her best friend as she saw her took the chalk and started to write down her answer.

At first, there was nothing weird in the class and Mikan, as usual, scratched her head, trying to find the correct answer. Ruka and Hotaru just grinned, Natsume only smirked; the three of them finally relief that Mikan had returned to her own self.

Or, was it?

A few seconds later, Hotaru's deep amethyst orb suddenly wide up, slammed both of her hands on the desk; shocking Tobita who was sitting next to her and shouted, "MIKAN!"

All of the students in the class and Jinno immediately went to look at her in shock before Jinno turned his gaze to Mikan. What he saw after that was…

A RATHER SHOCKING ONE!

Written on the board with a little messy handwriting, it was not the answer that neither Jinno nor the class wanted to know. Instead, something TERRIFIED was written on the board; something that they never thought would be happened, including Natsume himself.

UNCLE IS DEAD; DEAD…UNCLE IS DEAD, DEATH…DEATH…

Natsume, Jinno, Hotaru and Ruka could see the young girl was shaking; her small hand was trembling as she tried to write down the words that she thought was her answer. Her dull eyes were too obvious; Jinno immediately threw his book on the floor and grabbed her small hand, pulled the young girl from the blackboard.

"SAKURA, STOP THAT!" Shouted Jinno as he held the dumbstruck girl in his arms. At the same time, the two trainers returned to the class as they promised, only received shock that they never thought would be happen like that.

"Sensei, we're…WHAT IS THIS?" Shouted Sakurano in shock, while Shizune was gasp in horror.

Those two sentences were something that they never thought would be written openly like that. Both of the teens turned their gaze on the trembling young girl whom was held by Jinno and Hotaru, which was followed by Ruka.

Mikan's face was very pale!

The class started to make noise; questions and curious started to fill the air as all of them saw what Mikan had writing before. Natsume, not wasting his time jumped from his seat and immediately went to the blackboard. He grabbed the duster and immediately wiped out the sentences. Jinno told the Fukitan-sensei to replace him while he escorted the young girl to the principal office. The trainers alongside with Jinno and the kids dragged Mikan away from the class, leaving the class behind...

Yuka woke up with the sound of her vibrant phone, annoying her so much that morning. She stretched her body and yawned as she sat up and took her phone. Before she answered the call, she looked at her surrounding and saw that it was past 9.30 A.M. It shocked her a bit, as she looked at her surrounding and realized that her daughter was no longer at her side.

Oh My God, where did her daughter go?

She immediately picked up her phone and looked at the screen. The name 'Shiki Masachika' was appearing on the screen. Yuke knew if Shiki suddenly called her like that, there must be something happened right now.

"Hello?" She asked.

"Yuka, where are you?" He asked, his voice somehow seemed panic and tense.

"I'm still at Mikan's room, just wake up. What's wrong Shiki?"

"Something's happens, and it is Mikan we're talking about…"

"What happen to Mikan? Is she alright? Where is she?" Asked Yuka several times before Shiki could explain everything. Obviously, that young mother was very panic when she heard about her daughter's whereabouts.

"Calm down Yuka. Stop yelling like that, it hurts me," He said which made Yuka blush a little. She mentally kicked herself for being too nervous that she accidentally yelling to her partner. He did nothing wrong, so why she had to yell to him like this?

Poor Shiki!

"I want you to come here at the ESP's office (too lazy to write his name!) right now! Mikan's been out of control!" Claimed Shiki.

Yuka gasped as she heard the last sentences. Mikan is out of control? What does Shiki mean by that? Is Mikan had tried to do something?

"I understand. I'm on my way now!" She said before she cut off her connection. She immediately went to change herself and quickly activated her Alice, went straightly to the academy…

Himitsu walked through the Elementary School Division building when suddenly he saw Yuka's figure walked in front of him. He called her as she returned her head and saw him, greeting him along the way. Form her nervous face and behavior, Hitmitsu knew that woman was worried about something. However, he decided to keep silent as he followed her to the principal office.

What they did see after that was something very unpleasant to see, and to know.

Sat between Hotaru and Shizune, Mikan was crying terribly, her face was very pale. Her small voice echoed the principal office, which was a little bit clean after the mess; Shiki was sitting in front of the girls, held Mikan's hand. Natsume and Ruka stood behind Hotaru and Mikan, while Jinno and Sakurano stood behind Shizune and next to Shiki. When Shiki heard the door was open, he looked over his shoulders and saw Yuka and Himitsu walked in together.

"Yuka!" He said with relief.

"MIKAN!" Shouted Yuka as she ran towards her daughter.

She quickly wrapped her arms around Mikan, trying to comfort her daughter who seemed in deep shock and sad. When Yuka did that, Mikan hugged her mother back and cried even louder. Yuka gently calmed her down as she whispered some words and gently patted her back, which somehow was successful to calm down the break down Mikan.

Himitsu on the other hand, suspected that Mikan still in shock with what happened yesterday. He slowly put his hand on his bandaged chest; the sign of his did to save their love one…

Yukihira Kazumi…

The High School Principal…

Mikan's uncle and blood relatives.

"What exactly happen?" Asked Himitsu in deep voice, earning him some shocking stares minus Mikan from the people in the office.

"I asked her to answer some question at the front," Explained Jinno as Himitsu stared him with some question on his face. "She wrote about the HSP's death unconsciously."

"She did what?" Asked Yuka, in surprise. "Honey, why did you do that?

"We're also surprise," Said Hotaru this time. "We already know that she's still not recover yet from last night's shock, but we never thought that it will turn out like this."

"And yet you people still let her go?" Asked Himitsu, sternly.

Everyone just looked down, did not know what to answer.

"Do you ever realize what kind of things happen to Mikan as well as you people? Each people had different level of understanding and how far he or she can accept it! She's facing something that even you people wouldn't imagine, and she's the one who receive the shock from the incident the most! Why do you still ask her to do something that might be hurting her?" Asked Himitsu, a little bit anger, he somehow blamed himself deep inside of his heart.

"It's…my fault…" Said Mikan between her hiccups, gained everyone's attention. "It's not them, not their fault…"

"Mikan…" Said Yuka as Hotaru stroke her back.

"I…I can't…save uncle…I-I lost him…! But I don't…I don't want him to die!" Cried Mikan louder this. "It's really my fault…!"

Himitsu sighed as he walked to the poor child and patted her head. Despite his age, his body seemed very young for someone like him, but the tense can be seen on his young, handsome face. Possessing the same Alice as Principal Yukihira, nobody would know how old he was if not because of the people who was close to his student Yukihira Kazumi.

"Mikan, Mikan listen to me," He said as he slowly wiped the child's tears from her eyes. "It's not you're your fault…"

"No, it's my fault! Uncle threw me away so I could get out, but it trapped him after that!" She cried louder than before, and her tears won't stop. Himitsu closed his eyes as he tried to comfort the panic little girl in front of him, and he knew if she did not stop right now she could have difficulty breathing, and he knew Kazumi would never like that.

However, from his own opinion he could tell that Mikan was in a terrible state after she finally finished what she had to say; though it still sounded like she was mumbling rushed and fevered words though Himitsu couldn't make them out for the life of him. She must have been dwelling on this for the whole day, finally her wall came crashing down and now she was flooded with emotions that had no real outlet.

She was still struggling to breath and her tears had long since run out though she continued to sob with relentless vigor. She was hyperventilating Himitsu noted as he tried everything he could think of to get her to calm down. In clinical terms, it was like she was having an anxiety attack…if she continued on in this way she was going to…

SMACK!

….

HUH?

Himitsu stared at the scene in front of him, shock, where Natsume hit the girl's head with his fist, while everyone stared at them with wide eyes. The loud cry that at first echoed the principal room suddenly went silent, as if there was no sound at all. Mikan looked at the raven hair boy who stared at her with his crimson eyes, before she suddenly felt angry and a vein popped up on her head!

"Why you Natsume! What are you thinking you're doing?" She asked as she tried to hit him, only to be push away and fell on the floor.

"Stupid polka-dots. Don't waste your tears upon the things that not your fault you idiot," He said as he stared at the teary girl. "If it's true that everything is your fault, he would never save you from the first place."

"Huh?"

"You still don't understand, huh?" Said Natsume as he walked slowly to Mikan and patted her head.

"No matter what happened, as long as you're his niece, you'll always be protected by Principal Yukihira."

"Uncle?"

"If he really don't have a heart, he would never throw you away from the darkness that was about to consume both of you at that time, sacrificing himself in order to protect the only blood relative that he has –you to be exact. Of course, with Yuka-san as well."

Mikan wiped off her tears as Hotaru and Yuka went to her side, looked at the crimson eyes boy, who stood with his usual expressionless face. However, if only they looked more carefully, his eyes were gentle, not like the usual cold, red eyes.

"No matter what happen, a man would always protect his family, regardless how many times they commit mistakes, and no matter what things you do. It's not that he hate you, but under his circumstances, the only thing he could do is to take you out safely from the danger zone, even if it would kill himself in the progress," Explained Himitsu as everyone's eyes fell upon him now.

"A man rarely shows his emotions freely, but as a person who understand him ever since his childhood, he does love you, as his family, and it is not your fault that everything turns out like this…"

"He didn't?"

"Of course my dear," Smiled Himitsu. "That man's a shy person, if you know what I mean!"

Everyone chuckled a little as they heard Himitsu's last sentence. Mikan felt that everything was not her fault, finally showed her first smile ever since the Dream Journey ended. Everyone felt relieved for the first time, but not until someone with Teleportation Alice appeared suddenly and shocked everyone in the room.

"Shiki-san!"

It was Makihara-sensei.

"What is it?" Asked Shiki with serious tone. From the panic expression of the said person, Shiki knew that something not good was about to happen.

And he really did not like about it.

"Amano-sensei asks all of you to the hospital right now! There's something wrong with Principal Yukihira's condition!"

"YOU WHAT!"

"All of you, let's get going!" Said Himitsu suddenly as he grabbed Mikan's hand and dragged her away from the room, almost forcefully. All of them were hesitated for a while, until they saw Hotaru and Natsume went out from the room as well and followed the other two, and then they started to move as well.

Little did they know that what they will see after that would drag them into terrible chaos than ever they know!

Kazumi opened his eyes heavily and blinked. 'It's so dark, what time is it?' He stretched his hand to grab the clock, which he always put it on the nightstand of his bed, but met nothing. Feeling something was not right; Kazumi sat up and looked around, only to find the darkness surrounding him. Despite the fatigue that started to consume his body again, he sat up and looked at his surrounding.

'Where am I? Am I in the dream state again? But it's been so long since the last time...' Kazumi stood and walked cautiously, 'will I meet Mikan and the others again? But where are they?'

A sudden flash of Mikan's crying image had left Kazumi with hard pang against his chest. He had hurt his niece's feelings, he know that. He knew Mikan was only try to save him, but with all of the commotion that happened in front of him and with the additional incidents and flashed backs that happened afterward, he knew he could not bother to hold his feelings anymore…and he was blew off.

Leaving all of the comrades, students and family members that were tried so hard to take him back, and yet he wasted their efforts just like that.

He hated himself…

A sudden noise grabbed Kazumi's attention. His eyes widened in fear at what he saw…before his, on almost every surface, perched ebony black ravens. Kazumi clasped his hands over his ears; the ravens were making a horrible ruckus, louder than anything that he could have imagined. The birds were covering the exterior of the dark surrounding and lining the branches of the trees that slowly appeared in front of him, black feathers littered the ground. 'What…what is going on here?' He could felt the temperature dropped; the air was colder than before.

'What the hell is going on?' He asked to himself as he grabbed his shoulders, shaking slightly. 'Why are all these birds here?'

'Something here has changed…something that was not here before is here now. It is dangerous to stay here, you should leave!'

Suddenly Kazumi heard a voice, a female's voice shouting to him, and echoed throughout the surrounding. Immediately he knew that he had been, warn seriously. It was not safe. The voice knew that this was no place for Kazumi to be. He had to leave, and he had to leave soon.

But where? Where can he run away from the danger that obviously appeared in front of him now? Where he can go to save his life from these deadly looking crows?

'Wha-' Kazumi was about to say something, when suddenly one of the ravens dropped from a nearby tree, and then followed by many others, and swarmed him. They clawed and pecked with their sharp beaks and talons, pushing him back wards as he fought to protect his face. Kazumi could not completely comprehend what was happening to him, but he did know that he was in pain…and that he was terribly scared.

'KAZUMI-SAN!'

Someone yelled to him as he or she lunged forward, pushing Kazumi backwards. He was shocked for a moment as he found himself falling backwards, the ravens still viciously attacking her. It was almost like he was watching herself drift downward in slow motion…his eyes widened as he saw the approaching water…

Kazumi screamed despite himself as he fell into the large garden pond…he watched as a shadow in feminine shape appeared among the ravens, somehow he could see the glance of her worried expression before it faded from his sight as it mingled with the flurry of black feathered forms. His eyes remained open as he sunk deeper into the water, which was tinted red with his blood.

He was sure he was still screaming…

"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH~!"

A sharp and desperate scream echoed through the wad room of the hospital as suddenly the HSP's body bolted upright from his bed, shocking the sleeping Goshima who in turned jolted up in shock. Goshima, as he was assigned by Shiki and Hii-sama to accompany the comatose principal that day, immediately held his head that started to hurt his head merciless; a result of his sudden awakens from his sleep. However, at the same time, he could see the principal was urgently trying to catch his breath; the sickening feeling of suffocation was still painfully vivid in his mind. Kazumi tried his very best to calm down and even out his breathing…it had just been a dream…just a dream…

"Sensei!" Goshima screamed in panic as he threw his arms and wrapped protectively around him, before the principal fell limply in his arms, once again unconscious. He seemed finally registered the real pain he was feeling. Goshima continued to hold him close and he examined the red liquid that was staining the hospital clothes and the futon around the principal over his shoulder; it was blood.

"This is…" he looked at the stained clothes in his arms, and the blood had stated to stain his clothes as well. He could see the principal tried to stutter out even in his unconsciousness, but failed. He had yet to regain his breath and was finding it exceedingly difficult to overcome the sinking feeling in his gut and in his lungs. He felt like a goldfish that had been dumped abruptly from its bowl and was now gasping for air as if its life depended on it.

This wasn't good…he couldn't get enough air…

Goshima stared in shock as he saw the blood that started to wet his clothes; the staining was spreading fast! The bleeding on the principal's bandaged arms was tainting his arms as he was holding him, and just like how fast the blood was spreading and so was his panic attacked him.

The young man could feel his heart was beating faster as he suddenly had a vision of him covered with blood. It was everywhere -his face, his hands, arms, chest, everywhere! The smell of metal and the thick liquid with crimson red had covered his sight as well as his rational thinking. It was suffocating him, his chest started to become tight as he tried to breathe deeper than usual in order to get his lungs more air. His vision went funny, all woozy and washy He started to feel dizzy and felt sick; this is so terrible…

He felt so sick that he did not even realize the sounds of running footsteps and the voices that echoed surrounding him. He barely felt the grip on his shoulders that slowly letting his hands away from the principal's body and dragged him away from the smelly metal that made his mind cloudy and dizzy before leaned on someone's hollow of this person's shoulder, . He only realized it when he felt a damp clothe was placed on his face and wiping his face all over, feeling the cool of the water that was absorb by the tiny clothe. His muscles began flexing all over him as the damp cloth arrived again on his face, before it went down to his arms. It was so refreshing he just closed her eyes and gave in to his grimly silent ministrations with the back of his head resting in the hollow of shoulder and his legs lay limply on the ground.

"Are you alright?"

Goshima tiredly opened his eyes as he saw two men; Narumi and Misaki-sensei sat in front of him with worried expression on their faces. Misaki-sensei held the damp clothe in his hand while Narumi was holding a small bowl of water. The one whom he was leaning was apparently Himitsu. He glanced on his shirt and realized that his uniform was already been taken off and only left him with his inner shirt –the sleeves were still covered with blood. It was enough to make him felt sick again.

"I don't think he's in good condition," Said Himitsu as he heard Goshima's breathing was heavy. "The shock that he receives seems to drain his energy. Let him get some rest, she looks like about to faint at any moment."

"Sen…sensei, what…is… going on?" Asked the weak Goshima as he looked at Himitsu.

"Actually…"Himitsu tried to explain everything to the poor boy in his arms but his intention was disturbed by the sounds of running footsteps and the doors being pushed roughly. All of the eyes fell onto the door which leaded to the HSP's room, where many nurses and doctors went into the room, surrounding the comatose principal.

Among them was Amano-sensei.

Soon later, Yuka and the others reached the room but was stopped by Himitsu, as they looked into the room and then suddenly the staffs burst out with the principal on the gurney, quickly pushed him into the emergency room. Although it was only a blink of eye, all of them were sure that the face of the HSP was paler than before. Himitsu saw the same nurse –Mitou-san who approached them during the first attack on the HSP among the staff and quickly grabbed her hand, causing her to jerk a little.

"Mitou-san, right?"

A nod.

"What is happening? What is going on?" Asked Himitsu. At the same time, Narumi and Misaki slowly helped Goshima stood on his own feet, and after that they saw Hii-sama with others came with panic written all over their faces.

Nothing could stop them from coming there if it was regarding the life of their love ones.

The High School principal.

Yukihira Kazumi.

"Sensei! It's Principal Yukihira! His…"

"Kazu-kun? What's happen to him?" Asked Himitsu, felt worried.

"His heart suddenly stops beating again! The other doctors are trying to save his life! If not because of the screams that we heard before we would never know about this second attack!" She said.

Everyone who was with Himitsu was shock. Principal Yukihira's heart suddenly stops beating, again! The fact that they heard that time making them felt like everything was stop that time.

"BRING ME TO HIS ROOM NOW!" Shouted Himitsu as he grabbed Muto-san's hand.

The young nurse nodded her head and said to Himitsu and the others, "Please, come quickly. To the ER."

After the conversation between Himitsu and Mutou, Hii-sama, Shiki, Yuka and the others quickly grabbed each other's hand and went to ER room.

The scene in front of them, however, was not very good at all.

Several people were feverish trying to save Principal Yukihira's life, and among of them were Amano-sensei. Some of them were increasing the rate of the medicine; some of them were checking for his pulse, some of them were taking the blood pressure.

In the end, Amano took up the defibrillator machine next to him and said, "He's already stop breathing for 7-10 minutes! Give him the shock!"

He quickly placed the gun shock on Principal Yukihira's chest and said 'clear' loudly. Mikan, and the rest of the people watched nervously, as Jinno in the other hand suddenly remembered the last time he and the rest had ever experienced the tense situation before. He quickly shook his head; it was a nightmare to him after all. He felt like fainted, and his heart beating faster than normal. Shiki was aware with his condition and slowly support him as he was about to faint for real.

"Jinno-sensei, are you alright?"

"Yeah, perhaps…"

"Uncle! Please uncle, wake up!" Cried Mikan, as everyone was now staring at her.

Mikan looked at her uncle who was at the brink of death. Her hands were place on the glass window, shaking terribly. She felt like to jump into the room and shouted at her uncle, telling him to wake up. However, she also knew that it was not a good solution at all; the doctors and nurses were trying their best to save him.

Yuka and Hotaru went to her side, holding her shoulders. Natsume looked at her with concern eyes, Subaru was held by Sakurano as he seemed in furious, Tonou and Tsubasa, with Narumi watching everyone in stress and uneasy feeling.

Amano, on the other hand, was trying his best to revive this man's life. He was stop breathing for 10 minutes now, and he already lack of oxygen. If he kept on like that, he would probably die for sure. Even if he survived, he might be suffering from brain damage due to lack of oxygen and will be in coma forever. However, even though he knew that man can be revive, but he was not sure about the percentage of the successful revive that he could do. This was the second attack on him, and from his own experiences, it was quite impossible to be able to revive him again for the second time.

At the same time, Himitsu went to Mikan's side and slowly held the poor child. He was also feeling uneasy this time; what would happen if Kazu were really die? What would he said to his niece if this man is really die?

He knew that he could not able to do anything right now; he was not the doctors who knew many ways of treating human beings with their medical knowledge. He was an outsider, or bystander, who could only able to watch over the scene helplessly without being able to help even with a little chance to do it. He closed his eyes tightly, silently prayed for some miracle to happen even it would take his life to make it happen.

Who knows what would happen after that was something that beyond their expectation…

Kazumi stirred slightly in his sleep; unlike the usual sleep he had, he felt tired, empty…sad. He didn't want it…willed it not to happen…but despite his best efforts, Kazumi's eyes slid open. Not much to his surprise, Kazumi found himself standing on the grounds of the dark dream that belonged to him. As soon as his eyes opened to his dream, he felt uneasy. The landscape was dark, nothing was there, only the void within the darkness. Kazumi suddenly felt sting within his arms and looked on them.

Both of them were freshly wounded, probably from the last attack of the raven attacks.

Kazumi looked around and then realized that he was in his small form, when he was still 10 years old. As he turned around, he saw a large field of lavender flowers.

Lavender, the flower of devotion and faithfulness. The flower that been used either in medicine field or in therapy. The smell from this kind of flower always made people calm and peaceful, and of course, there were two people who were close to him loved these flower very much.

His younger brother, Yukihira Izumi…

And her.

Kuroran no Kimi.

Kazumi walked across the field of lavender for how long, he did not know. He just walked aimless, all alone, no one was with him. Somehow deep inside of his heart he could feel the fear and loneliness that seemed to start to boil, slowly sending him the chill that went through his spine. He kept on walking through the field until he saw someone that he really missed for the past 50 years.

Sat all alone in the middle of the flower field was none other than Kusuga Miaka, the creator of the Warp Hole at the Music Room of the High School Division's building. The former representative of the Special Ability Class. Smiled widely, Kazumi ran across the field, went towards the young lady who sat there, staring aimlessly in front of her. As he reached her, he grabbed her shoulder and greeted her happily, "Miaka-sempai!"

The said person looked over her shoulder, stared at him with numb look. She slowly moved her lips, which shocking Kazumi more than her ever thought.

Who are you?

"Sempai?"

…

"Miaka-sempai, this is me, Yukihira Kazumi!"

I don't know you…

"Huh?" He said.

I don't know you.

Kazumi was speechless. He felt like his heart was scattered into pieces. At the same time, he felt like many people were passing him by, as he looked up and saw many people in front of him. They were his parents, friends and seniors during his school life. All of them were looking at him coldly, as someone among them stepped outside from the crowded and took Miaka's hand. At the same time, the purple flowers that once surrounded him suddenly blew off, and falling on the top of his head.

Come Miaka, let's leave this place.

Kazumi wide his eyes as he saw his senior, whom he looked up as his elder sister slowly rose up and leaved him behind, followed by the falling petals. Slowly, everyone started to follow them. Leaving the young boy behind.

"No…" He said as he started to rise up, tried to follow the fading people in front of him. "No…wait…"

"Don't go..!" He shouted as he tried to reach them but fall. He stumbled on the road hardly, his hand was scratched but he rose up, tried to catch up again.

He was scare, yes, very scare. He felt his heart beat faster than before, he could felt the sudden chill that shaken his spine as he looked at the people who he knew; his parents, his seniors, everyone who was important to him, walked away from him without ever turning back to him.

Don't leave me..!

He tried to run as his tears strained down his face, unconsciously. He cried as he felt his heart was beating faster and he felt very scared, he did not want to be left alone!

"Don't go!" He cried as he ran faster than before. "Don't leave me alone!"

DON'T GO~!

He fell right on the street, where the rain had slowly pouring down his small body. He slowly raised his head up, only to see nothing but wet ground and rain.

"PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE~!" Cried Kazumi as he sat on his knees, crying.

Kazumi looked at the place where previously, people whom stood in front of him, slowly disappeared from his sight without even looking at him. The rain became heavier than before as the small form Kazumi (his child form) crying as he kept saying 'don't...", "don't leave me…".

He kept on crying as he started to think about himself.

Always chasing…

Me always chasing their backs, always chasing…

And yet, they never turn around and face me…

Always chasing…

Alone…

TTTIIIIIIIITTTTT~~!

"His heart beat is decreasing! Shoot him now!"

All of the doctors; including Amano and the nurses were feverish to save the HSP's life. It was the second attack, and this time, it was the worst. He was either breathing or even responsive; his heart line was straight and no more curves on the lines. Amano glanced at the machine and saw Mikan's terrible face.

All of the people were looking at him with hope inside of their eyes. Mikan, Tobita and the girls (Anna, Nonoko and etc) were crying, Subaru was trying his best to control his emotions and tears as Sakurano and Tonou held him, while the rest were trying their best to calm themselves, especially Jinno and Hii-sama.

The only one who was not there was Himitsu.

"Are the vibrations ready?" He asked.

"Yes, sensei!"

"Now!" He said as he grabbed the guns.

"Shoot!"

Please don't leave me alone…

I'm scare…

Little Kazumi kept on crying and crying, under the heavy rain that wetting his body. He was completely alone. He felt so cold, so sad, and so lonely that he felt like he wanted to die that badly.

Until certain sounds slowly approached him, who was still not able to hear anything.

Aniiki…

Kazumi looked up when he heard someone calling him, and under the heavy rain, he saw the one that he loved the most, his only family that he missed so much; stood in front of him.

It was Yukihira Izumi.

As Kazumi looked at him with wide eyes, he suddenly sensed the smell of fragrance that usually only women would used it, but that person and his brother loved it so much that he sometimes bought the flowers, while that person only wore the perfume made by this flower.

The fragrance of Lavender.

Izumi looked at him with sad eyes, as he slowly bent down and offered his hand. Kazumi, slowly changed from his 10-year-old form to his current form, held his hand in shaking. Izumi slowly held his elder brother, who was in tears and completely alone under the heavy rain.

He never thought that the brother that he respected, who always calms and silent would turn out like this.

He knew what exactly happened to him. By following his student-Kuroran no Kimi, they both explored his dreams. His dreams that showed them his pasts that he did not even told him; it was so sad, so tragic that he himself could swore that if not because of his strong will and Kuroran no Kimi's help, he could be commit suicide right away.

For him, it was a miracle that Kazumi was able to stand those burdens all alone for such a long time, despite of his tragic pasts.

"Aniiki…" He said.

"Are you alright?"

Kazumi just shook his head, as he buried his face on Izumi's chest. Izumi, felt awkward as he never saw his brother acting and crying like this, slowly held him.

"Izumi…" He said, his voice was shaking.

"I want to go with you…"

Izumi was shock to hear what his brother has said. He looked at Kazumi as he held him.

"Aniiki, why are you saying like that?" He asked.

"You know that I can't allow you to follow me."

Kazumi did not say anything. He just closed his eyes as tears fell more than before. Izumi looked at him worriedly, when he saw someone in front of him, looking with worried and sad eyes to them.

Izumi knew who was standing in front of him.

Closing his eyes, he sighed as Izumi slowly held his brother and lifted up his face. He looked into Kazumi's deep blue eyes; the silent eyes that now full with sadness and pain.

Those eyes were same as him; deep blue eyes that they inherited from their father. The differences between them were; his eyes were brighter and lively, the same eyes that he inherited from their mother Akari. While Kazumi's eyes were silent, deep and serious, the same eyes that he inherited from their father Satoru.

Now, the same deep silent eyes were full with sadness, painful and sorrow; the secrets that his older brother never told him before. He no longer had the desire to live; he felt that his life was a waste…

In addition, he believed that nobody needed him now.

"Aniiki, you can't follow me right now," He said as he looked at his older brother.

"Why…?" Asked Kazumi, his voice cracked.

"It's not the time yet," He said, felt guilty.

Because everyone's needs you, right now, more than me…

"You need to go back now," Izumi said. "Many people need you."

Kazumi shook his head as he held Izumi's hands tightly.

"I'm scare…"

"Aniiki…?"

"I'm so scare to be alone…"

"Nobody calls me back; I'm the only one keep on chasing their back, keep calling on them but they never look back…"

"I can't bear it anymore, Izumi…I want to go with you…"

This time, Izumi was the one who shook his head, disagreed with his brother.

"No aniiki."

"That's not true."

Dimly, he could see a dim light at Kazumi's back, as well as low voices that calling his brother's name.

He knew whom were the voices belong to.

"They are calling you, right now."

Kazumi opened his eyes slowly, as they both slowly heard a small voice that barely heard. At the same time, Izumi slowly stepped back from Kazumi and then walked away from him. Kazumi, who was aware of someone's present slowly vanished from his side, quickly turned around and saw Izumi was slowly…

Faded away.

"Izumi?" He asked, fear in his eyes.

"Aniiki, you're not alone."

"Everyone is with you, actually."

"Where are you going, Izumi?" He asked as he was about to rose up.

"I have to go now, aniiki…"

My time is already reaching its limits…

"No…don't go…!" Kazumi said his voice was a little bit loud as he tried to reach Izumi who was slowly faded away, like a mist.

However, it was too late. Izumi was already gone from his sight…

"DON'T GO! IZUMI~!" He screamed as tears once again fell down his face; he stumbled again on the earth, under the heavy rain.

Izumi was nowhere to found.

"Why? Why you also…?"

"Why you also disappear like that…?"

Kazumi only looked down, as suddenly; he heard Izumi's voice from far away, mixed with the sound of heavy rain around him. It was gentle strong, although his voice seemed from far away, that supposedly not easy to hear it under the heavy rain.

Aniiki…

It was Izumi's voice, who was calling for him…

They are calling…

Which at the same time, the other people were calling for him- the HSP Yukihira Kazumi...

They have been waiting for you…

Slowly, Kazumi looked over his shoulder and saw someone standing at his back. The person who was standing that time was none other than…

Kuroran no Kimi.

She just stared at him, with expression that was not able to see. He slowly turned around and faced her, as she slowly raised her hand to him.

What he saw was…

A smile from the one who was waiting for him…

Waiting for him to come back.

Izumi, who was slowly disappeared, looked at Kuroran no Kimi and nodded his head. Kuroran no Kimi just smiled, as she raised her hand once again and walked towards Principal Yukihira.

Her hair was wet, her clothes were wet, her face was wet, the heavy rain had wetting all over her body. Still, she smiled to him as she slowly rose up her hand…

Her hand that showed some scars on her hand.

No matter what kind of hardship that you face, I'll take your hand, just like you did to me…

Izumi looked at the two people in front of him with calm and gentle eyes. At the same time, Kazumi, with tears in his eyes, slowly rose up and reached for her hand. As his hand slowly reached her hand, a bright light suddenly appeared and shining lightly.

Aniiki…

Thank you…for everything…

Izumi's voice was the last thing that Kazumi remembered, as he slowly lost his consciousness…

Everything was silent.

All the doctors, staff, everyone who was at the ER was speechless.

The last shock that Amano-sensei had given to Principal Yukihira was…

Fail.

He was fail.

Fail to save his friend's life.

Fail to fulfill the wish of his friend's relatives and friends, as well as his students.

The sound of the flat line of the heart beat machine was loudly heard in the room. Amano-sensei was stumble on the floor as Ishihara-sensei bent down to help him from collapsed. Mikan was stunned on the floor, watching such tragic scene in front of her.

Her uncle was dead.

Indeed.

He was dead.

Just like her father.

Her…

Jinno's hands were shaking as Shiki held his hands. Shiki could swear that his hands were cold and suspected himself that he was also crying. Subaru was pale, as white as paper sheet; even if someone cut his face for sure, the blood will not come out from his wound. Sakurano held his hands, while Tsubasa, Tonou, Natsume, Hotaru, Ruka and the others were staring at the room, eyes were widely open. Goshima at the same time, slowly stumbled on the floor, tears falling down his face, supported by Narumi and Misaki who were in shock.

Mikan was the worst.

She slowly let go of her mother and Hotaru's hand, slowly walked to the door and with a slow motion, she pushed the door and walked in, followed by Subaru, which his glasses had left behind and in the care of Sakurano.

Everyone in the room stayed away from them as both of the children walked towards the bed, where the lifeless body of the man that always watching over them silently, with great pain that they never knew for such a long time, lying on the bed…

Silently.

Subaru went to his right side while Mikan on the left. Tears strained down her cheeks as she slowly touched the pale face of her uncle, shaking terribly.

She screamed as much as she wanted as she cried and held her uncle's face.

"WHY?" She cried.

"Why did you leave us?"

"Why did you leave us just like father? Why did you leave us Uncle Kazu!"

Hii-sama looked down as tears fell from her eyes. Yuka, Shiki and Kakitsubasa, who were shock to see the woman who was always in cool manner, shed her tears, trying to comfort her. Indeed, she had lost her friend, her dear friend who always helping her…

For her own selfish wish.

To live longer.

Just like him.

"Why…" Cried Mikan, while Subaru fell on his knees and held Principal Yukihira's hand with his own shaking hands, crying silently.

"Please don't go! Please don't go!"

"Uncle Kazu!"

Mikan's scream was loud, but it was not enough for her to stop one soothing voice that interrupted the sad environment in the small room.

You have been waiting for him…

"HUH!"

Everyone in the room suddenly heard a woman's voice, a voice that sends them a strange feeling…

Yes.

A strange feeling.

At the same time, a small, blue glow appeared on the HSP's chest that both Mikan and Subaru was shock to see it, and at the same time, something was happen.

Yes.

Something…

Was happen.

At the same time, the same glow appeared on Mikan's chest, as Himitsu, who was aware of the blue glow quickly went inside and grabbed her shoulder.

"Mikan-chan, are you holding Kazu-kun's pendant?" He asked.

Mikan was staring at him, shock as she nodded her head. She quickly took out of her neck and gave it to Himitsu. Himitsu, however, asked her to put the pendant with the glowing stone on Principal Yukihira's chest, and to add more surprise, it was…

The blue metallic Alice stone.

As Mikan was about to put the pendant, suddenly they heard…

A sound.

Tit…Tit…Tit…

A heart beat sound.

Yes.

It was.

Everyone was staring at the lifeless body in front of them, as all of them now entering the room, curiously to know what is happen now.

Then, Subaru slowly felt like a movement on the bed, and to his surprise, it was…

A miracle.

Lying in front of them was the High School Principal Yukihira Kazumi, who slowly opened his eyes as tears fell down on his face. The sound of the heartbeat was increasing again, as the doctors and nurses were rushing to do some check-up on the HSP.

Both Mikan and Subaru stared at the man in front of them; pale face that as white as paper, pale lips with purple colour on it, deep blue eyes that was weary and tired…

With tears on both of the eyes.

"Mi…kan?"

"Su…ba…ru..?"

Weak voice that came from the man that they thought was dead, was the most precious thing that they want to hear for all their life.

As both of them, there were no longer the need to suppress the fears and sadness that already boiling inside of their body, as both of the children hug him as they screamed his name, with tears on their faces.

"UNCLE KAZU!"

"PRINCIPAL YUKIHIRA!"

Kazumi, who was still confuse and tired, was very shock to see his niece and student, suddenly held him and crying. He actually felt so tired, so exhausted that he just wanted to close his eyes and slept again. But the warm that he received that time prevented him from sleep.

"Uncle, I'm glad that you're back…" Cried Mikan between her sob. "I…We're so worry…about you…"

Kazumi looked at his niece, as Subaru, at the same time, also said to him.

"Thank goodness, you're alive. I'm so scared that you'll be leaving us…"

He looked at him.

"Thank goodness…" Subaru said, as Sakurano slowly approached him and held his shoulders; tears fill his eyes as well.

As he slowly understood on his surrounding, Kazumi slowly held both Subaru and Mikan, held them closely to him as he said, "I'm sorry…"

"Mikan…Subaru…"

His tears once again fell as he close his eyes and held the children, as everyone started to gather around his bed…

"It's a miracle that he's coming back alive."

Amano said to the group as they gathered at the hospital cafeteria, after Principal Yukihira was wheel into another room. All of them, including Subaru, Mikan, Hii-sama and Himitsu were joining the group to have some rest. It was a great relief that finally the man that they cared so much opened his eyes and woke up from coma. However, he once again fell back to sleep due to tiredness and weak body, causing him to sleep again.

"Indeed," Said Jinno. "I think that we'll repeat the same history all over again."

"Different men but the same fate, isn't?" Said Himitsu as he sipped his tea.

Everyone was staring at him, but he acted as nothing happened. Jinno sighed as he sipped his tea, while Sakurano just stared at him, and sighed. His action caught many eyes on him, causing Yuka to ask him why.

"Well," He said. "Something's bothering me right now."

"What is it?" Asked Tonou.

"Why did you help us?"

Himitsu stopped sipping his tea as he lifted his head and looking at Sakurano. His black, mysterious eyes somehow, reminded Sakurano of someone who possessed the same eyes as him, but that eyes were more mysterious and dark, as well as full of secrecy.

"Does it is wrong for me to help you people?"

"No, it's not like that."

"Then why?"

Sakurano raised his hand and placed his other hand on his right wrist.

"Did you…"

"Had tried to commit suicide?"

This time, everyone's eyes were staring to Himitsu, including Hii-sama and Amano. Himitsu was just silent, before he sighed and looked at Sakurano.

"So both you and Amano did see my scars," He said as he showed his scared wrists to all of them. Everyone stared at him with disbelieve, especially Hii-sama and Amano.

"Sensei, why did you do that?"Asked Hii-sama.

Himitsu was silent. His dark eyes were now seems in solemn mode, as he leaned sown and closed his eyes.

"No matter what I do regardless the excuses…"

"It does not change the fact that I had commit many sins with or without of my own consciousness."

Both Hii-sama and Amano were silent, while the rest was not sure what exactly they heard about. Both of the adults believed that Himitsu must hide some secrets from them; secrets that were so dark and 'sinful', but he did not bother to tell them…

Just like Principal Yukihira.

"That's why you help us? To save my uncle?" Asked Mikan, weakly.

Yuka, Natsume, Hotaru, Ruka and Narumi looked at the child who was leaning against Yuka's body. Her eyes were swollen and red; she cried too much, and she seemed tired. Himitsu, looked at her as he rose and came to her side, patted her head softly.

"More than that, Mikan-chan," He said. "Not many people knew about your uncle, just like me. We hide our dark secrets deep in our heart, for fear that it will be repeating again…"

"Besides, that spoil niece of mine also feels the same way. Not many people like to share their feelings or problems, they rather to bear it by themselves than sharing to their closes people."

Mikan looked at him as she nodded her head. Yuka smiled as she held her daughter, while Natsume, Hotaru and Ruka watched her with concern in their eyes. Himitsu sat back on his chair when suddenly his phone was ringing. He took out his cell phone and saw the number on the screen that belongs to his niece.

"Who's that, sensei?" Asked Goshima.

"My niece," He said as he opened the message. It was nothing important, just that she wanted to know if everything was all right. He replied to her by saying that everything was fine.

"That Haruka, she's totally not an honest girl," Himitsu said as he locked up his cell phone's keypad.

Hii-sama looked at him with wide eyes, causing everyone looked at her with strange expression. Hii-sama leaned forward and said to Himitsu with shock tone in her voice, "Himitsu-sensei, did you just say…HARUKA?"

At first, Himitsu nodded his head and smiled a little, but suddenly his smile vanished, as his eyes were also wide. All of the people were wondering what exactly happened between the two teachers.

"Yuka-san, could you please call that person's name?" Asked Hii-sama as she looked at Yuka.

"Me? Who?" She asked, a little bit confused.

"The one who you know as Principal Yukihira's personal student…"

"Oh, you means Haruka-san, aren't…" Slowly Yuka trailed off, as her eyes also wide in shock.

NO WAY…

"WE CAN SAY HER NAME?" Said both of them, as everyone looked at the three adults with curiosity in their eyes.

"Wait, who is this Haruka person?" Asked Natsume with his usual tone.

Hii-sama, Yuka, Shiki, Narumi, Jinno, Amano and Himitsu looked at each other before they looked at the people in front of them. Especially for Himitsu, he believed this is the time he needed to tell them the truth of Kuroran no Kimi, but only revealed half of it or otherwise she will kill him for blasting her secrets!

"Haruka," Said Hii-sama, starting the explanation. "She was one of my Hanahime members, but her situation was special. She was the 'hidden' member of Hanahime-den, and the true name of Kuroran no Kimi."

"WHAT?" Said everyone. "Her true name?"

"She actually making something regarding her name, which that's why we're unable to say her name before," Said Himitsu.

"She must be like Kazumi-kun, sacrificing something important from her to save his life."

"She also paid the price?" Asked Jinno.

"Indeed," He said. "Probably she paid it with 'prevention of mentioning her name except her flower's name' in order to save the one who's important to her, as well as to help you people all the time."

"You mean that, until uncle wake up from his coma, we can't say her name, right?" Asked Mikan with excitement (?). Everyone stared at her in disbelief, as before that, she looked so gloomy and sad.

"Yes, Mikan-chan," Said Himitsu. "But still, we can't mention her full name right now."

Could it be that she…?

"What is her relationship with Principal Yukihira, and Himitsu-sensei?" Asked Goshima.

The people who knew the Hanahime member looked at each other, before Narumi coughed a little and talked to them.

"Well, as far as we know, she's Principal Yukihira's personal student about…14 or 13 year ago? I don't remember clearly but, it's sound like that," Said Narumi as he glanced at Himitsu, which nodded his head.

"That child was my niece," He said, as once again, shocking everyone.

"An eldest child of my youngest sister Kotori. She was taken into the academy when she was 14. Actually I don't know much about her life in the academy, since her letters rarely mentions about herself there…"

"However," He said. "I sensed that she might be facing something difficult, something painful that when she was 15, suddenly the increase of her letters became less."

"Haruka isn't a child who can easily give up on something, so I believed that might be the reason why did she changed when I met her three years later."

"Did uncle know about this?" Asked Mikan.

"Maybe," Said Jinno. "After your father passed away, Sakura, he no longer was the same person when his brother still alive, but at least he didn't lose his hope yet," He said as he looked at Mikan.

"Because he knew that he still has a family," Said Mikan as she smiled a little. "He still has me, and mother too…"

Everyone smiled as all of them watched the small girl cried a little and being comfort by her mother and friends. Everyone finally felt relief, and glad that everything that they faced has done.

Or, was it?

A sudden ring tone was heard and Himitsu took his cell phone. He opened the message and read it, only to make his eyes wide in shock. Shiki and Jinno, who aware of Himitsu's sudden change quickly asked him why.

"What's wrong, sensei?"

Himitsu stared at his phone, before the call woke him up from his stupor, and noticed that everyone was looking at him with confusion and worry. His fingers slowly reached for the cell phone again, his gaze penetrating on it.

Oh God, it wasn't a mistake.

"Sensei?"

"Himitsu-sensei?"

Taking a deep breath, he pushed the phone back on the table's surface. Lifting his head to meet the pairs of eyes staring at him, he looked at Shiki, made a gesture to him to take the phone, and told them what he found out.

Shiki did what he wanted, and went he read the message, he accidentally let go of the phone. Felt shock, he held his chest as he suddenly felt his heart beating faster as it could exploded his chest. Goshima took the phone, and although he had the same reaction as Himitsu and Shiki, he slowly said to everyone who was waiting patiently for the words.

"It's…it's from unknown person…" He said, shaking a little.

"Unknown person?" Asked Sakurano.

"Better you people read it; I feel sick…" He said, trailed off as he covered his mouth, pushed the cell phone on the table and quickly ran away from the cafeteria, shocking everyone. Tonou and Tsubasa quickly ran after him as they saw how pale he was, while the others read what the message that made them acting weird was.

It wasn't a message that fill with disgusting words, it wasn't something that full with creepy pictures or sexual contents. It seemed like a normal message, but it wasn't a normal message at all…

WHEN THE JOURNEY TO THE DREAM FINALLY ENDED,

SEVERAL PEOPLE WILL HAVE TO PAY THE PRICE.

WHAT KIND OF PAYMENT SHOULD BE TAKEN THIS TIME?

A HEART FOR SOMEONE'S PERSON?

A LIFE OF SOMEONE SPECIAL?

THE VOICE OF SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN MISSING BY EVERYONE?

OR SIMPLY…

SOMEONE'S IMPORTANT TO YOU, A GUESS?

WILL YOU PEOPLE ARE READY TO FACE IT?

THE REALITY OF LIFE…

ISN'T THAT SIMPLE.

PREPARE YOURSELF

FOR ANOTHER 'JOURNEY' TO BEGIN…

S. L

"What…what is this?" Asked Ruka, shaken.

"A heart, a voice…What kind of payment just now?" Asked Hotaru angrily as she looked at Himitsu who shaking his head, showing that he did not know about it.

"I don't know," Said Himitsu. "But I guess because it mentions about heart, it makes Goshima-kun feel sick."

"Indeed, he's throwing everything out!" Said Tonou thus shocking everyone. They saw both Tsubasa and Tonou were carrying the pale Goshima into the cafeteria. As they sat him down, he quickly rested his head on the table, and he looked terrible and paler than before. Sakurano came to his side and slowly massaged his back, which was quite a relief to Goshima.

"Are you alright?" He asked as he gently massaged his back; he could see the colour on his face slowly went back to normal although he still pale. He bet that the message that he read somehow freaking him out and resulting in his current condition.

Goshima nodded his head weakly, as he slowly said, "That message…it mentions about heart…it is want to take a heart or something? Urgh...!"

"Calm down and don't say anymore, Goshima. You're sick," Said Subaru as he used his Alice to calm down the sick president.

"Why is your reaction is too much Goshima? It's just nonsense," Said Tono as he handed the young man a glass of water. The next thing he knew was Himitsu already at his back, smacked his head with his fist.

"You fool! Think before you say something about this! Don't you remember who's the one who stay by Kazumi-kun's side when he suddenly bleeding?" Said Himitsu as he looked at the long hair boy in front of him who was whining in pain.

Himitsu's words had reminded them about Goshima's condition when they received the news about HSP's second attack. That poor boy was unfortunately, saw the sudden awaken and bleeding of the unconscious principal and his blood stained him as well. It must be a big shock to him since when they saw his reaction, even now, that he was quit not himself anymore. His pale face showed how much he was in shock, and it became worse after he read the text on Himitsu's phone.

However, several people had wondered about this matter too; the way Goshima was behaving was not something normal. Usually when people had such encounter of shock experience, the shock that they had will left them and they will be the same person as ever, although not by fully 100% of it. But he seemed afraid, so afraid that he could be fainted at any time if not because of Subaru and Sakurano's Alice to heal and calm him down.

After the commotion was over, Jinno asked Sakurano and Tonouchi to take Goshima, who was half fainted to be taken into the High School Dormitory. Since it was already late and with some of them needed to be confined in the hospital, most of them decided to leave the hospital after the boys went home.

While waiting for the others to go out from the hospital, Himitsu leaned himself against the wall, started to think what should he do after everything was over. He stared aimless while he was in deep thought, when suddenly something came across his mind that made him totally shock.

Reiko looked at him, and said, "Be prepared."

"HUH?"

Reiko's last words had made Himitsu felt a pang in his heart; he felt uneasy and uncomfortable. Although Reiko was not as psychic as him (Himitsu was a Shinto priest), she seemed to know that there was something totally wrong. He finally realized that what exactly Reiko was trying to say to him that day was to prepare themselves for other obstacles that probably would fall on them.

But what kind of obstacles that she tried to say to him? He also as clueless as the others, as he silently sighed and watched the others talking to each other, minus Goshima who already went back to the dormitory with Sakurano and Tonouchi. He could only pray that no longer danger fell on Kazumi; what they had faced that day was enough of him to break down mentally.

Little did they know that when the HSP awaken and said sorry to them was the last time they ever heard his voice…

Sorry for the very late, late updates. I know some of the readers are patiently waiting for the next chapter but since I was having final exams before, it made me having such terrible writer's block! I suddenly lost all the strength and ideas to make this story plus the exhausted and painful upon my body prevented me from doing this story. I just can't wait to finish this story and proceed to the second trilogy. Besides, my mother had a lot of booking (something like that) cookies for the upcoming festival so I was stuck to make Almond London cookies for these days lately! Not to mention for cleaning up the messy house of us, urgh! My vacation got waste just like that!

Making a trilogy such like this really makes me ill! Oh well. By the way, I went searching for the meaning of Yume…Ka? Which means 'Dream or..?' literally. I don't know it's sound like that since the words 'Ka' (by the pronunciation) means 'Or'. I guess it's suits the story. Mentioning about the doctors, I suddenly wonder when I had the name of 'Amano'. After in deep thought for a while, then I remember that one character in Vision of Escaflowne, Hitomi's crush name is Amano; there's where I got Amano-sensei's name.

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I always believed that nobody was there for me.

Just because I was regarding as someone with special attention…

Everyone hates me…

I was so scared…

To be honest…

I really wanted someone to see me…

"And what do you mean by that Amano?" –Himitsu.

"I don't know why he is being so distant, but I hope you can give him some confidence. Principal Yukihira is a strong and independent man, but I think he might be needs some comfort for now," –Amano.

"Jinno-sensei! This is bad!" –Subaru.

"If you know, please tell me…!" –Mikan.

"All of you must hate me, isn't it?" –HSP.

"So you also decide not to make the same mistakes again right? That doesn't sounds like you." –Himitsu.

"I really wish that all of these never happened at all…" –Goshima.

"You'll feel better after crying."–Himitsu.