Writer and Editor: Sakura-tan
Disclaimer: Tachibana Higuchi to belongs it. Alice Gakuen own not do I. (Can you read backwards?) - Nadeshiko/family, Hikaru/family and Katsuro/family do belong to me, though. :)
Present day, Portal of Time
"Wow, in terms of fashion, this country hasn't changed much," Mikan remarks.
"Clearly your tutor hasn't taught you history yet," Hotaru retorts.
"Hey!"
"You have to admit that it is true though, Hotaru," Ruka replies. "Their style is similar to what we wear now."
"Who cares. Let's watch the rest of this thing," Natsume sighs.
The three nod in agreement. Mikan gets prepared for what's in store for them. She however, feels that no matter how much she prepares for what's to come, she remembers what their families informed them.
"Katsuro killed Hikaru, and Nadeshiko killed herself..."
XIV. Promises
200 years ago, December, Nadeshiko's Residence
"Dang it!"
Nadeshiko remembers how she promised to not tell anyone about his Alice. That promise clearly went down the drain.
"Come here... you little... brat!" She taunts her brother, and chases him around the house.
"Nadeshiko, Isamu! Sit down, now!" The dad commands. The siblings sit down with their arms crosses around their chest, glaring at each other.
"Now Nadeshiko. We have to tell you something, but that won't happen until you calm down," the mom responds calmly.
"But—"
"No. If you don't want to keep Hikaru waiting, you have to sit and listen."
Nadeshiko takes a deep breath in and out, relaxing her tense muscles. "Okay, what?"
"I know you must be mad at your little brother for doing this, but remember, we asked him to do it." The mom continues before her son can say anything that might tick his sister off again. "But to be honest, it's really good that he told us that."
Nadeshiko raises a brow, her arms still crossed.
"Nadeshiko, how would you react if we were to tell you that you have an Alice too?"
Nadeshiko looks at her mother in shock, not understanding what she meant by that. She just sits there frozen, while her parents stare at her, not really expecting anything. Their daughter is unpredictable.
"Wait, are you saying that I have an Alice?"
The parents nod.
"We discovered that when we almost poured hot water on you when we were young. You never got burns," the mom replies.
"Basically, I have a power just like Hikaru?" (Clearly Nadeshiko disregarded what her mom said.)
The parents nod again.
"You're not joking, right?"
Nod again.
"THAT'S SO AWESOME!" Nadeshiko bursts from her seat, her eyes gleaming. "So, what do I have? Fire like him? Ice? Or am I super flexible? Or or or even super speed?" She is just bouncing up and down now, full of excitement.
"Nadeshiko," the dad starts.
"Hmm?" She says jumping up and down with happiness.
"You have nullification."
Nadeshiko stops jumping, and goes through her brain of definitions.
Nullification: "[To] render [something to be] ineffective or useless; cancel out."
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT? THAT'S A TERRIBLE ALICE!" She screams, now bawling her eyes out.
"Nadeshiko, don't think it like that. It can be very useful if something were to happen. You can pretty much cause anything to turn to its 'un-harmful' state."
"What do you mean?"
"For example, if you were about to get shot, you can nullify the speed at which it's coming, and the bullet will just fall onto the floor. It renders the bullet useless."
"Oh, I see. Can I make Hikaru's Alice disappear from his hand?"
"Of course."
"That's awesome! I have to show this to Hikaru! I'll see you later!" Nadeshiko bolts out the door.
The parents sigh and lean back on the chair, relieved that their daughter is back to her happy self.
"Well, I guess I should call Katsuro's parents now," the mom mumbles.
"Please do so. I'll go clean the garage," the dad replies.
"And I'll go play video g—"
"You're helping me clean up the garage, son."
Isamu facepalms.
~(^^)~
Nadeshiko bolts down the park, running to their tree. "I hope he's still there..."
Nadeshiko gets to their tree, and sees that no one is here. "What are you thinking, Nadeshiko? Of course he would've gone home by now..." She gives herself a small laugh of stupidity. Disappointed, she is about to walk back home when...
"What are you doing here?"
Nadeshiko's face breaks into a wide smile when she hears the memorable voice down in the trees. She turns around and faces him.
"It turns out that my parents lied to me about the plans."
Hikaru raises a brow, expecting further explanation. He walks up to the tree, and puts his hand on the trunk. Nadeshiko subconsciously follows suit.
"My parents got my little brother to stalk me apparently. They were suspicious of the fact that I would disappear from my home for like 5 hours a day."
"I'm sor—"
"No, there's no need for you to say sorry. Honestly. That's not the important thing that I want to talk about though."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, my parents found out about your Alice." Hikaru looks at her with a ashamed look, feeling betrayed that his best friend exposed his secret. Nadeshiko looks back. "Don't worry, they won't tell anyone. In fact, apparently I have an Alice too!" She says loud enough that no one hears but her friend.
"Oh, that's great," Hikaru replies, joy written all over her face. "It's like we're destined to be with each other or something."
Nadeshiko buries her face in her scarf, not wanting the lad to see her reddening face. She takes her face out of the scarf to say something, but stares onto the snow-covered ground. She doesn't feel comfortable making eye contact with him at this moment.
"I'll... see you later. I just realized that I have to go visit someone," she makes an excuse. A hand pulls her back as she is just about to walk away.
"Nadeshiko, can you make a promise with me first?"
"W-what?" She stutters.
"Promise me that you won't leave me, ever."
"I-I... I promise," she whispers, her face still buried in the scarf. She can feel her face getting warmer and warmer by the second.
"Promise?" Hikaru repeats, not hearing her reply.
"I promise," she firmly says out loud. Then, she shakes her wrist away from his clutch, and then runs straight back home, not daring to look back.
"What is this terrible feeling that I'm sensing? I feel as if... something bad is going to happen..." She thinks. For what seemed like forever, she finally reaches sees her home. She knocks a couple times, and then turns the doorknob, bringing herself into her house.
~(^^)~
"Oh, I see, it's fine. No problem! Don't worry about it!" The mother of Katsuro gives a few more responses like those, along with a couple signs of agreement, and then hangs up. She sighs, and then her face contorts into a face of utter disgust and anger.
"Katsuro! Come downstairs this instant!"
"Coming!" He shouts. A few seconds later, feet are heard rushing down the steps. He runs up to his mom. "Yes?"
"So, Nadeshiko's mom just called."
"What's the matter?"
"Oh, she told me how the engagement is off."
"O-oh..." Katsuro looks at her with disappointment. "Did she say the reason why?"
"She says that she has her heart for someone else," she glares at her son.
"Who?"
"How should I know? Either way, that means that we won't get out of this stinkin' place that's called 'home'. You know son, you really blew it this time."
"S-sorry, mom..." He looks back at her, feeling guilty.
"After your dad left us, I hoped that we could find a rich family to wed you with, so that we can live in a more superior environment. We can't let other people and their so-called 'love' get in the way of this. You know what this means, son," she gives an evil smile.
The son nods in agreement, and his face contorts to the same look as his mother's.
"Kill the man," they say in unison.
~(^^)~
"Ahh... this is nice!" Nadeshiko reflects with joy. After dinner, her parents—after constant belittlement—finally let her leave the house for just an hour or so. They can tell that her daughter seems to have wandered off into her own little world, and she wants to be left alone. The parents let her go as far as the park after dinner, and she had to be back an hour exactly after she left the house.
She lies down on the grass, turning her body to the side, and using her arm as a pillow for her head.
"I... need to confess to Hikaru the next time I see him." She decides upon herself. "The bad omen... maybe it's just my feelings getting the better of me..." She sighs and closes her eyes.
Crick Crack
Nadeshiko snaps her eyes open, hearing the sound of branches breaking. Someone is coming her way. She sits up, and is about to hide when the figure speaks.
"Who's here?"
Nadeshiko is about to run when she hears the familiar voice, not expecting him to come at this time. She wasn't prepared!
"No Nadeshiko, this is now. I need to confess to him."
"Hikaru?" She asks, testing to see if her ears are fooling her. That, and to show that she wasn't just about to burst into a sprint.
"Nadeshiko?" Hikaru emerges from the shadows. He is carrying a small bento box. "What are you doing here?"
"W-well... I was just stargazing. Yeah! I was just stargazing!"
"At this time of the year?" He looks at her, causing her to sweat frantically. Hikaru sighs, knowing that she is lying. "You know, you stink at lying." Hikaru sits down next to her, lighting a small fire between them, keeping them warm. Skillfully, Hikaru doesn't make the fire illuminate too much of their surroundings. He doesn't want to interrupt his friend's "stargazing". As well, he didn't want to attract attention, of course.
The two sit in silence for a while, until Nadeshiko eyes at the bento in the lad's hand again.
"What's with the bento?"
"Oh, I brought snacks."
"What for?"
"Well, on some days, I just sit out here and... reflect, I guess. I can't concentrate if I start getting hungry."
"You seem to like this place a lot, even in the winter," she comments.
"Yeah, it's like my second home, to be honest," he says in a soft, gentle voice. It reminded Nadeshiko of the time when he had shown her the tree in the first place, on the first day they met. It felt so long ago. The two sit in a comfortable silence, just looking at the sky.
Nadeshiko lays her head onto Hikaru's shoulder. She feels him tense from the sudden intimacy, but then he relaxes. Nadeshiko smiles, and then they both gaze at the star-filled sky. Indeed, it is sky-filled. There were stars everywhere. They pointed and joked at the stars and the shapes they made, like little kids with clouds.
Suddenly, they fall back into another relaxing stillness. They keep their head up, and munch on the snacks that Hikaru bought. Then, unexpectedly, Nadeshiko thinks out loud.
"Day and Night, strange isn't it? The light takes over the dark, but then the dark takes over the light again..." Nadeshiko looks at Hikaru, lifting her head from his shoulders. "I mean, like, I just find it amazing how it's like dark... then bright, and all over again..." She trails off, knowing that she isn't making any sense.
However, amazingly enough, Hikaru still manages to give a reply as if he has faced a question as weird as this every day.
"No, the dark always gets conquered. Even with the dark, you have the moon and stars to keep everything bright," the young lad replies back. "You see, another reason I like this place is that all of the 'artificial lighting' is all blocked by the trees around us. What is left is just the luminous moon and stars."
Nadeshiko looks back at him, in awe at what he said. Then, she breaks from the trance, shuffling uncomfortably.
"Hikaru, can you promise me something as well?"
"What?" He gives her a teasing suspicious look.
"Stay with me, forever and always." She examines him. "Promise?" She sticks her pinky out.
Hikaru chuckles. "What are we? 6?"
"Just do it," she says irritably.
"Fine fine." He hooks his pinky with hers. "I promise."
Tears of joy stream down her cheek. She is confused to why she is expressing herself like this. This has never happened before.
"Are you okay Nadeshiko?" Hikaru says in a panicky voice. Nadeshiko nods her head.
"I-I'm fine, these are tears of joy!" She hugs Hikaru tightly. "I'll do the same. I'll stay with you, forever and always."
Hikaru gives a wide smile.
"I'm going to say something, and you better not make me repeat it, so you better listen closely," she instructs.
Hikaru nods.
"I love you Hikaru." She didn't hesitate, knowing that this is the truth.
Hikaru looks at her, astonished. Then, he composes himself.
"I love you too Nadeshiko," he says in the same manner: confident, and non-hesitant.
The two look at each other, making eye contact. As if in a trance, the two lean in, and gives a peck on each others' lips. The two give a heartfelt smile, and go back to their stargazing, head on his shoulder, his hand on hers, like they had little care in the world.
However, little did they know that there was a figure hiding behind a tree...
"Hikaru, you're going to die," Katsuro mutters in a barely audible voice.
~(^^)~
"Are you planning on spending Christmas Eve with Hikaru?" Nadeshiko's mom asks at the breakfast table.
"Mhmm!" She responds as she gulps down another bowl of soup. She sighs in content.
"It's good to see that you're eating more," the dad responds as he joins the table as well.
"At this rate, she's going to be a fatty," Isamu teases.
"Hey! I have you know, I was running with Hikaru yesterday, so of course I'd be hungry!"
"Yeah like what, half a mile?"
"Hey! Just because I'm a good sprinter, that doesn't mean I can't run half a mile!"
The parents facepalm at their children's bickering once again. As usual, it is over something idiotic.
~(^^)~
"Good morning Hikaru," a butler says and bows as he passes the young lad past the hallway.
"Good morning," Hikaru replies, giving a small smile.
He gets to the breakfast table, and sits down.
"Good morning Hikaru," the mom greets. "We were just talking about going on a cruise next week. This time though, we're planning on inviting your girlfriend and her family."
Hikaru shrugs. "It doesn't matter with me. I'll ask her when I see her this afternoon."
Kimi and her mom look at each other, while the dad is looking at the newspaper. However, he gives a small glance at his son after hearing what came out of his mouth.
"You're spending Christmas Eve with your girlfriend? Oooh, romantic," Kimi jokes with her little brother.
"Shut up," he replies, rolling his eyes. "We're just planning on going sledding." He glares at his family members. "No, you guys cannot come."
The mom and dad slump their shoulders, like a little child is denied a toy.
"Either way, we're going to—" Hikaru's dad stops in the middle of his sentence when he hears a loud commotion in the hallway.
The parents raise a brow at each other, expecting the other to explain what is going on.
"Don't ask me, I have no idea," the dad responds.
"Go get the door then!" The mom retorts.
"Yes yes..." He gets up, and just about when he is going to walk towards the door, the door slams open, revealing a man they have never met before.
"W-who are you?" Hikaru's dad stutters. He has short dark-brown colored hair, and dark blue eyes. He looks about Hikaru's age. He is wearing a formal robe. "Hikaru, is this another friend of yours?"
"No dad," he replies as he glares at the intruder.
"Yeah, I'm not his friend. Quite the contrary, to be more exact," the male replies venomously. He raises his hand, a really dark purple ball emerging from it.
"W-W-Who are you?" Kimi stands up, slowly stepping back.
"Your worst enemy. I'm here to kill you," he glances at one teen specifically, "Hikaru."
~(^^)~
"I'm better than you at that game! Just because you beat my high score once doesn't mean that you're superior!"
"I beat your score more than once, birdbrain! "
"Why you little punk!"
The parents sweatdrop at their still arguing kids.
"You can't catch me, stupid so-called sprinter!"
"Why you litt—" Nadeshiko freezes in the middle of her sentence, suddenly feeling a really bad omen that cannot be ignored.
The parents and Isamu look at her, wondering why she suddenly went quiet.
"Na... de... shiko?" The mom looks at her, putting down her fork. She looks at her with concern. They notice her face contort into shock, emptiness, and fear. She slowly steps back, her hand going towards her mouth. She suddenly gives a painful scream.
"HIKARUUUUU!"
"Nadeshiko! Nadeshiko!" The mom runs up to her, trying to shake her daughter out of her trance. "What's wrong?"
"Hikaru... Hikaru, Hikaru and his family... are... in danger...!" Nadeshiko shakes her mom's arms off her shoulders, and she bolts outside, not bothering to put on shoes, a jacket or anything to keep her from the cold temperature. The mom looks at the two gentlemen who are at the table, in shock.
"What just happened?" Isamu mutters a word of concern and worry about her sister towards his parents.
The dad stands up.
"It doesn't matter. Did you hear her? She said that Hikaru and his family are in grave danger. We have to go, now. Grab a coat and boots for Nadeshiko. Get dressed. We're going to Hikaru's house."
~(^^)~
"Hikaru! Hikaru!" Nadeshiko screams in her mind as she is racing towards his house. Thankfully, his house is just beyond the park where their private tree is located. She can run there blindfolded and backwards.
Once she gets to his house, she notices that their front door has been burst open, making her run even faster. She sprints into the house and veers to the right, somehow knowing exactly where her boyfriend is. She follows the shrieks that she is hearing and then stops at the door, panting.
She quickly glances at the surroundings. The beautiful glass table she was fortunate to eat at several times is now shattered on the ground. The plants around the room are toppled over, and the walls have burn marks, scratches, and others on it.
"Oh look, the rich girl is here," a too-familiar voice startles Nadeshiko, causing her to snap her head to the perpetrator.
"Ka-Katsuro?" She falters. She looks at him, and then notices that Hikaru's throat is caught in the intruder's hand cutting Hikaru off his air supply. He is furiously clawing at the hand, trying to break free.
"Hikaru!" She glares at Katsuro. "Let him go, now," she growls menacingly.
"Oh this boy? You know, I'll let him go... if you promise to be my fiancée," he says triumphantly.
"Are you kidding me?" Nadeshiko says with hard sarcasm. "There's no way I'm going to be your wife. Also, this 'boy' is the same age as us! Stop saying it as if he's a little baby!"
"Oh, I see. It's because this boy is your boyfriend I presume? This is the boy that 'captured your heart'?" Katsuro sneers, tightening his hold Hikaru's throat.
"Let him go!" Nadeshiko is just about to lurch forward to save Hikaru, but a loud shriek from Katsuro stops her.
She notices that Hikaru has just used his Alice, scorching his hand and therefore, releasing Katsuto's hold on his throat. Then he falls onto the ground, breathing heavily to get some air into his lungs. Nadeshiko runs towards him.
"Are you okay?" She shouts at him, kneeling so that they're both at eye-level.
"Yeah... I'm fine," Hikaru's breathing eventually calms, and then he stands up, looking at his girlfriend in the eye. "You have to watch out, he has an Alice."
Nadeshiko suddenly feels as if a 20 pound weight has just fallen upon her.
"An Alice... like us?"
"Yeah, and it's not pretty," he replies, almost jokingly. Nadeshiko gives a small smile to him. Just about she is going to kiss him again, she freezes and her face twists into fear again.
"No! Don't you dare!" She shouts, and she runs to the other side of the room, blocking Katsuro's Alice from Hikaru's family members, who are still huddled together. Everyone in the room gasps when they see that Katsuro's Alice is absorbed into the shield Nadeshiko subconsciously activated.
"Hmm, it seems that you have an Alice too, rich girl. However, that doesn't mean you can use it effectively!" Katsuro lights black glowing balls on his hand, and shoots it towards Nadeshiko. He merely just wants her to grow faint, and that's when he will have the opening to kill Hikaru.
"Why are you doing this, Katsuro? What has Hikaru done to you?" Nadeshiko keeps her forearms in front of her face, keeping her shield up. Her feet are in a karate stance.
"What has he done? You're asking what he has done? He's stolen your heart! The heart that is supposed to belong to me!"
"What do you mean? I gave it to him, and he gave me his. We love each other! Why are you trying to ruin it?" Nadeshiko cries.
"Because... because..." He stutters, and his shooting momentarily freezes, remembering evil thoughts that fuel his anger.
"You must get a rich wife."
"The word 'love' is not in your dictionary."
"Kill whoever gets in your way."
"It doesn't matter! Get a woman that will benefit the whole family, not the one you simply love!"
"BECAUSE YOU ARE MINE! IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU, NO ONE CAN!" Katsuro snaps. Then, as fast as a bullet, he puts all of his power into one shot, and aims it at Nadeshiko, who is completely unprepared. She subconsciously puts the barrier up, and attempts to nullify it. It works for a while but then the powerful pitch black shot breaks through her shield, shocking Nadeshiko and everyone else. She just braces for the impact, knowing that there is no way that she can survive this.
"I'm sorry Hikaru," she thinks. "I'm sorry for being such a hindrance for you and your family's life." Nadeshiko feels herself being pushed into a wall, which she assumes is the force of the blast. She waits for the pain, but none comes. She suddenly hears screams and shrieks all over the room.
"Hikaru!" She hears one person shout.
"Oh my gosh, what just happened?"
"Hikaru, don't you DARE die on me!"
The last phrase causes Nadeshiko to snap her eyes open, and her face turns into overwhelming grief, anger, and sadness.
"HIKARU!" She shouts.
Hikaru lies where she stood, in a growing pool of blood. Nadeshiko realizes that he pushed her away and took the bullet upon himself, knowing that it would cost his life. Nadeshiko limps to him, and sits down, slowly lifting his body onto her lap, not caring that his blood is searing into her clothes. She hears a couple people run out the door, screaming for a doctor. Nadeshiko knows however, that not even a doctor can heal him in time. Feeling as if it's just the two of them, she lets her pain show. Tears stream down her cheeks, dripping down her chin and onto her blood-soaked boyfriend. She completely disregards the fact that the intruder is still in the room.
"Na... de... shi... ko," she hears in a very painful, barely audible voice. Even in the loud room, she can hear her boyfriend speak, loud and clear.
"H-Hikaru?" She opens her eyes, grabbing onto his hand and puts it to her cheek. She tries to look into his eyes through her tears. She knows that saying comforting words to him like "you'll be alright" and "the doctors will heal you" are completely useless. Hikaru isn't stupid. He is in one case though.
"W- Why d-did you-u t-take th-the blas-st, s-stupid!" She cries through her sobs. "A miracle, I need a miracle!"
Hikaru doesn't answer, but he attempts to give a confident, soft smile, but failing. Instead, he gives a painful one.
"Remember when we first met?" He changes the subject, using all of his strength to whisper that in a flowing sentence. Nadeshiko notices his breathing become slow and raggedy.
"Pfft, yeah, how can I forget?" She laughed as tears streamed down her face, trying to comfort her boyfriend's last moments on earth.
"Na... de... shi... ko," every syllable becoming more and more painful to utter. "U... nite... powers..."
She looks at him with confusion, not understanding what he meant. "Unite powers?"
Hikaru attempts to use his arm that is still clutched in his girlfriend's hand, but fails. Nadeshiko senses this, and puts her hand to his. She wills her power to where their two palms meet, tears still flowing down her face. She leans down and kisses him on the lips, and then a powerful glow appears between the two joint palms. She feels energy rapidly draining from her, almost causing her to collapse onto the body on her lap. Suddenly, she feels words flood her mind, determination searing through her body. The glow disappears, and she looks at the intruder again, remembering that he was there. She doesn't move her hand from her position: holding Hikaru's.
"We will kill you, Katsuro," she says menacingly.
"W-we?" he stutters, not prepared for her sudden change in expression and voice. "Y-your boyfriend is dead," he attempts to say confidently.
"People in the future will kill you. Hikaru and I will seal you away!" She screams, and then all of a sudden, a powerful veil of fire surrounds Katsuro, and forms above him. He attempts to free himself, but a shield-like barrier prevents him from doing so.
Katsuro uses his Alice in hopes to break the barrier, but it deflects off and hits him. Howling in pain, he looks back at his former-fiancée.
"I will gladly kill them then!" He accepts the offer.
She is about to retort back, but a small movement in Hikaru's hand snaps her eyes back to him.
"Hikaru?" She asks a little too innocently.
Hikaru's parents and sister, who were beside their son's side the whole time, put their hand to their mouth. Tears brim on their traumatized and fearful eyes.
"Hikaru, wake up," Nadeshiko says in denial. She looks at the lad who has his eyes closed, with a gentle, calming, peaceful smile on his face—the smile that he wanted to show to her before. The pale skin, and the coolness of his body...
Then, it finally hits her. Hard.
"No... way... this can't be happening... NO!" She hollers, shaking the limp body in her lap, tears pouring out of her eyes. She didn't even know that a human being can displace this much water... until now. "Hikaru, remember the promise we made? You said that you would stay with me forever!" She lashes out.
"Haha, this is what you get," Katsuro sneers in the fire-covered dome. Nadeshiko however, looks at him, with the evilest eyes anyone has ever seen.
"I will get rid of you, I promise!" She shouts, not noticing her parents and brother run into the room. "I will kill you for what you have done to Hikaru!" The tear-stricken face makes her look more furious than she already is.
Then, the dome surrounding Katsuro gets smaller and smaller, trapping him inside. Then, it disappears along with Katsuro, sealing him in it. Nadeshiko couldn't care less about him anymore. She knows however, that he won't stay sealed forever. She looks back to the motionless body lying on her lap. Another wave of tears stream down her face.
"Hikaru! How am I supposed to live without you? I made a promise as well..." She thinks as she mourns, hugging the corpse.
Then on the ground, she notices a large piece of sharp glass and she quickly grabs a tight hold of it. She notices some blood dripping down her arm, which must've been from the glass she is grabbing onto so firmly. She looks at Hikaru, giving a small smile.
Then, it is as if everything went in slow motion. Nadeshiko's family, realizing what she is about to do, runs as fast as they can, hoping to grab onto the sharp blade. Although Hikaru's immediate family members are next to her, their mourning for their son/little brother causes them to delay their reflexes. They all try to get a hold of the piece of glass in Nadeshiko's hand...
... but it was too late.
Nadeshiko plunges the sharp blade into her chest, where her heart lies. She dies instantly. Her body slumps onto her boyfriend's, where she gave the same smile that Hikaru did—a gentle, calm and peaceful one. She wanted to show her loved ones that she's in a better place now.
Now the whole room is now in chaos, but the two dead lovers don't notice.
"See Hikaru, I didn't break my promise. I'll be with you now, forever and always."
This is part 2 of the mass release, and the end of "the past" chapters. Chapter 15 will be released tomorrow. Reviews would be appreciated greatly.
- Sakura-tan