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Chapter THIRTEEN
Natsume felt nervous as he stepped into his hometown.. Arthea.
And everything had changed.
Imagining that he had ever lived in a palace that was once stood glamorously at the highest ground in Arthea.
But now, the palace was left behind by its own king, and the crown prince was killed, resulting this all killing each other.
The time when Yuka Yukihara came to the king, giving a threat that she will hunt down the palace one by one.. The war started.
"Natsume, something's wrong? You seem stiff." Luna touched Natsume's hand.
"Huh? No.. I just remembered my child hood times here."
"Ohh.. So the castle was abandoned… But the prison was still used to held criminals?"
Natsume nodded.
"Yeah, we should just get there and ask about Yura."
"Okay.."
Natsume and Luna then came to the prison, located in the deep valley beside the old castle.
"There are many executions here, you are ready to see them?"
"Of course."
Then both of them walked in.
Blood smelled everywhere in the old and dirty prison.
"What are you two doing here?" a deep voice came from behind,
Natsume and Luna both turned around to see the chief.
"We just want to get some information about one specific criminal who escaped the prison 2 years ago."
"You mean that Otanashi girl?"
"Yes."
"For what is this information?"
Natsume didn't say anything. He just took out an identity card and gave it to the chief.
"Okay, you must wait." The chief said and he walked into his office.
"Let's check around.." Luna whispered to Natsume.
They then looked around the prison cells.
"hey.. you are looking for The Otonashi girl?"
Suddenly one of a prisoner whispered.
"Yes. We do."
The prisoner had a long white beard, and his teeth were black.
"What will you give me in return?"
Natsume thought for a while.
"We will one year less for your time in prison."
"You give me 2 years less, I give you the information."
"Fine. Now spit it out."
"So , 3 years ago, Yura Otonashi was sent into prison because she killed a guard because the guard kicked her mother out of the way as she was sitting on the way for the king to go through. She killed the guard with the gun the guard himself had that time." The bearded man began to speak.
"Yura was sent into this cell, and that's when I met her."
" A year later, a woman came into the prison and talked nicely to Yura. She greeted Yura every day. She gave her delicious foods.. warm clothes, and many things else."
"Then one day, the woman was accompanied by a beautiful girl. They asked, if Yura wanted to be freed or not. To get her revenge or just to stay powerless in this dump prison."
"At first, Yura refused. But the woman persuaded her that her own daughter was younger than Yura but her daughter can do it."
"Finally.. Yura decided to take the risk and she accepted to be one of the woman's organization. Yura then asked me not tell anybody in exchange, I will get a deal."
"I agreed to that, and she said she would get me out of here. Then the girl held out her hand, reaching Yura's hand."
"But, her promise never came true. Here I am, still in jail not knowing what will happen next. That's why, if you want to kill her, just do it."
Natsume was silent for a while.
"The woman,, what was she like?"
The man frowned as he was trying to remember.
"She got a short hair.. and Oh! Hazelnut eyes.. yes yes. Hazelnut eyes that were so beautiful. I thought it was fake!"
No doubt.. Yuka Yukihara came to recruit Yura.
"Then, how about the girl accompanying the woman?"
"Brunette hair, white skin, average height,, Beautiful indeed."
"How about her eyes? Were they hazelnut too?" Natsume asked, hoping.
The man was silent for a while.
"I couldn't remember, I'm sorry." The man apologized.
Natsume just nodded. How the hell he was still hoping that his princess was still alive?
"Thanks, "
Natsume and Luna walked out from the prison, but the chief never came out again from his office.
"What's taking him so long?"
"Natsume, we already got our information right? We don't need the document from the chief again.. let's just get back."
Natsume looked at Luna's tired face.
"Fine, let's go ."
They didn't know.. that they were eyed since the time they stepped into Arthea. 2 pair of eyes looking straightly at them. One in anger, one in fear of losing something.
The bearded man sighed as both the raven haired guy and the chick beside him left. He stared blankly through the cellar he was kept for freaking 17 years..
"I see.. So you gave us out in exchange for your freedom?" a voice came from above.
The man was surprised and realized that he was in danger.
"Yura.. long time no see, huh?"
"Yeah same to you, old man." Yura smirked and stabbed her knife through the old man body hard.
The man cried in pain, then fell down lifeless.
Yura just smiled and kicked the cellar and she ran after the guys that the old man sold information to.
"Luna, walk faster, I think someone is following us." Natsume said to Luna who was beginning to exhaust.
"what? But I'm tired already Natsume.. Maybe it's just your feelings.."
Natsume stopped his track, and waited for any sound.
"But really I heard something."
"Maybe you are rig….."
DORR!
Both of them widened their eyes in surprise and quickly ran.
Someone was definitely shooting them from above.
"Shit I think I got a bullet in my left leg Natsume." Luna winced in pain as she fell down.
Natsume looked back. He couldn't leave Luna here.
So Natsume quickly grabbed Luna's body and together ran.
"Nice one, Hero!" Natsume heard a voice laughing behind him.
Natsume then laid Luna down, inside a cave and when he turned around, he was shot on his right shoulder.
His consciousness was beginning to fade, he faintly heard someone calling his name.
His hand reached out but darkness took over him.
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"Natsu-kun! "
A little boy and girl ran while laughing together.
"Wait, can't you?!" the little girl shouted.
They were running down the hill, it was in the evening and the sky was orange.
The little girl wanted to see the sun but she didn't see a stone in front of her and she almost tripped.
The boy, as a reflex he reached out his hand and pulled the girl , but that made himself fell down from his feet and he rolled down the hill.
"Natsu-kun!"
The boy grunted in pain and realized a branch of a tree was pointing out and scratching his right shoulder.
And it bleeds.
"Ah.." Natsume was surprised by the blood leaking down.
"Natsu-kun!" the little girl kept on shouting his name.
"Are you okay?" the girl asked worriedly.
The boy just smiled a little and he nodded.
2 days later.
Natsume opened his eyes, and looked his surroundings. He was already lying on a bed. He's in a hospital.
"Ah.. Natsume, you are awake?"Mikan was already sitting beside his bed.
"hey.." Natsume greeted.
"How are you feeling?"
Natsume moved his right shoulder that was bandaged.
"Better.." Natsume closed his eyes again.
" I saw another girl with you.. who is she?" Mikan asked quietly.
"Ah.. she.. she is my colleague. You don't need to be jealous about that Polka."
"I'm not jealous!"
Natsume chuckled.
"This is related to my job.. You understand, right?"
Natsume then turned his head to face the bed next to him where Luna was lying.
"How.. did you find me?"
Mikan looked surprised when Natsume asked that.
"Uh… I …. "
"NATSUME!" suddenly the door was slammed opened, and Ruka came in running
"I heard that you were shot! How could that even happen?"
"She caught us not in awareness."
Mikan just stared at Natsume as he was talking.
"Where's Luna?" Natsume asked to himself, he was alone because Mikan and Ruka had gone home not long ago.
He saw that a white curtain was separating Natsume's and Luna's bed.
"Still asleep , huh..."
The door then opened, a doctor came in with some papers in his grip.
"How are you feeling, ?"
"Much better, thanks."
"So, about your friend, , I'm afraid, she will have to get a healing training for her leg as it cannot be moved too much for the next 4 months. So I suggest to have a bed rest."
Natsume looked at Luna's bed direction.
"Doctor, sorry, but can you make it only in 2 weeks?"
The doctor widened his eyes in surprised by the young man's brave request.
"What? needs time to recover, and a recovery is not something you can fasten like that!"
"She can make it. Just make it 2 weeks doc."
The doctor was silent for a while.
"Yes, doctor sir, just do what he said." Suddenly a voice came from behind the curtain. The curtain moved, and Luna was seen already awake.
"Argh.. Whatever.. 2 weeks then. Miss Koizumi you will have to stay in the healing training building for the next 2 weeks okay?"
"Okay doc." Luna smiled.
The doctor just shook his head in disbelief.
Yura walked into the room in frustration.
She threw her knife to the door as an act of anger. The knife stabbed perfectly at the center of the door.
"What are you doing?" a voice came from behind.
Yura hissed. But she turned around to face her boss.
"I'm sorry Yuka-sama, I was so close of killing them. But suddenly your daughter interfered and stopped me from giving the final blow."
"About Luna, I understand that you want to kill her, but who is the other person?"
"A guy, with a raven hair, and crimson eyes.. That was so rare right? Like hazelnut eyes also."
"What? Oh My,, that's must be a Hyuuga."
"Hyuuga? The family that you hunted all down to be the strongest?"
"Ah yeah.. my father's favorite nonbioligical son's family…"
"That's why you are targeting them.. huh?"
"Not really.. I am targeting.. my own father, the king."
Yura nodded.
"And … may I ask,, that.. Natsume is your key? And she is really into that guy?"
Yukihara didn't answer, she just smiled slyly.
"Hey Yura-chan, about my daughter.. Just let her protect her love for now.. As later in the end she might lost him.. For the second time.."
Sooooo,,, how was it? hehe please review! i don't know how many chapters should i make for this story to end.. what do you think?