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"Prince..." Jenkin's said, looking at his charge with worry. "Are you sure, you want to do this? Do you want a human, poking around your head?"

In the end, he would have to report this to the King and Queen, knowing it would cause an uproar, there was no way, the human's, that know the Prince's secret, would be left alone, their memories would be wiped clean and Zander's human friend, would forget he even existed.

Zander was all too aware the dangers of having somebody poking in his mind that's why, he was doing this and said. "Jenkin's, before I'm hypnotized. Do you know a spell, that would let me hide what I am and allow me some control over what I reveal?"

He just wanted to go back to being Kuon for a while, he didn't want them to stop and stare, if he uttered that he was actually a Merman.

"A spell?" Jenkin said, blinking. "I know a spell that allows you to control of your mind subconsciously, but it's mostly used to help you, train for protecting your mind from mental attack's. We were supposed to go onto that in two week's."

Two week's from now, I'm going into mind training? Zander could help think, feeling excited, maybe he could lift thing's with his mind next?

His childish mind was already thinking of so many possibilities that he could do with it, many pranks, that he almost forgot what he was about to do.

"That's great. Will you do it, now?" He said, and Jenkin's had to sigh.

His charge, still had yet to act like a true Prince, and treated everybody like a friend.

His charge should be ordering him to do it, instead of asking him to, like they were equal in social status.

Zander was a Prince, not a normal person and he was his servant even through he was his teacher but he was still just a servant and Zander needed to be reminded of that.

So Jenkin said. "I would do it, but only if you order it, my Prince"

Getting down one knee and saying. "Do you order me to cast the spell, on you?"

"….I have to order you?" Zander said, he didn't want to order anybody but he had to remind himself of the difference in social status between them and said. "Yes, Jenkin's. I order you, as your Prince, to cast the spell on me"

"Than, very well, my prince" Jenkin's said, and moment's later the magic in his body, came visible to the naked eye as he glowed.

#20 minutes later#

"Are, you ready?" Lory said, peeking into the room, he had left them alone for half an hour, they were in an empty room, next to the hypnotist room.

"Yes" Zander said, turning around and walking passed him, with Jenkin's trailing behind her.

Lory could have sworn, there was something different in Zander eyes.

But he must have imagined it.

Ch 14: Back to the past.

"Zander" Said, the hypnotist, he was a man with small round glasses looking to be in his later 40's said, right beside him was one of the most important people in the world.

Zander Prince, youngest child of Lord and Lady White.

The 'man' was deep under hypnosis.

The room was split into two, so beyond the mirror, there was another room filled with people.

Lory Takarada.

Kuu Hizuri.

Juliena Hizuri.

Julie Hizuri, who had left her child to her husband.

Kyoko Hizuri.

Yashiro Yukitihito and Zander guardian, Jenkin's.

"Raise your right hand up, if you can hear me" He said.

Zander did so.

"Good, now Zander, were going to dig deep into your memories" He said, he couldn't believe when he was told, his next patient may be the reincarnation of Kuon Hizuri, a star that died more than 20 years ago. "Zander, I want you to go back ten year's, on this same date. How old are you and what are you doing?"

And Zander seemed to hesitate before he said in an extremely childish tone. "I'm 10 year's old and I'm grounded in my room, because I tried to run away from doing my homework set by Jenkin, again. I'm bored but none of the servants, are allowed to let me out to play"

Servants? Everybody thought, except for Jenkin.

This was the first time that Yashiro heard that Julie childhood friend, who he was quickly briefed on was actually rich.

It seemed Zander really did have a very privileged childhood, growing up.

Lory, still couldn't find a hint of where Zander had disappeared too, or he would have visited the boy as he grew up to the man he saw today.

"Good, now. Zander, I want you to come back to the present. How old are you?" The man said.

"20 year's old and I am in a room where I am under hypnosis" Zander replied.

"Good, now, Zander. I want you to drive back into the sea of memories. I want you to go deeper and deeper and get younger and younger until your at the very beginning. This is where you will see a wall separating your past life memories and your current memories, can you see it?" The man said.

There a long pause before Zander said. "I can see it, it's huge"

"Zander, if you walk along it, you would see a wooden door. I want you to grab the handle and open it. It's not locked" The man said, as Zander did so. "Now, what do you see, now that, the door is open?"

"A man" Zander said, he could actually see a figure in the darkness.

And you could just feel them all holding their breath's in.

"A Man?" The hypnotist said, "What kind of man? Can you describe him for me?"

"He look's exactly like me, except he has blonde hair and hazel eyes. He actually, look's slightly older than me" Zander said, it was creepy seeing his old body there.

And most of them in the room, pretty much tried not to jump to any rash conclusion, despite Zander describing the late Kuon Hizuri, perfectly.

"And what is he doing?" The hypnosis said.

"He's just sitting alone in the darkness." Zander said. "He's sleeping"

"Zander, I want you to walk over to the man and try to wake him up" The hypnotist said, there was no doubt in his mind that the man in the darkness was Zander's past self.

It took a while, until they all noticed a visible change in Zander demeanor, it was just the air around him that gave away the sudden change.

"Zander, who are you right now?" The man said, and who he said next, had such a powerful reaction that time seemed to stop in the room as he said in a none childish voice.

"Kuon Hizuri, age 28 year's old"

The hypnotist dropped his pen in shock and said. "What?"

Juliena, could not believe it, Zander was really the reincarnation of her child.

Kuu, looked just as shocked as his wife, were they really looking at their son?

Kyoko, looked ready to start crying, did that mean, Kuon had been closer than she thought, all this time? That Kuon had been friend's with their daughter, without nobody kning?

Julie, couldn't believe what she heard.

Did her childhood friend Zander, just say he was her father?

Perhaps, Zander was another Kuon hizuri, but Zander had described her father perfectly from the picture's she had seen around the house, in old photos.

Lory, was happy to be proven right, some of Zander action's weren't really coincidental after all.

Yashiro, looked shocked to hear the name of his talent from twenty year's ago, he had remembered Kuon funeral very well.

While Jenkin's, was taken notes of Zander past name.

"Your name is Kuon Hizuri?" The hypnotist said. "As in the star from over 20 year's ago or are you just a normal man with that same name"

This should clear up, any misunderstanding's.

"I am Kuon Hizuri, the model and the actor from 20 year's ago." Zander said.

"I can't believe it" The hypnotist said, truly shocked and he wasn't the only one before saying. "Can you tell me, what happened on the day, you died?"

Maybe they could fill in the blanks of what happened, they weren't too sure about Kuon last hour of life.

"The day started out as normal, I said hello to my wife Kyoko and my little girl, Julie" He said, and both Kyoko and Julie eyes grow round, while the rest could only stare, as he called Kyoko by her own name, when she hadn't really introduced her to him, as Zander, so there was no way, he would know that. "And got ready, for work. Once again, I had to endure eating breakfast because Kyoko would make sure I eat, even if I don't want to. We sat down at the dining table as a family, to have breakfast before heading to work, where I met up with Yashiro, my manager"

Now it was Yashiro turn, for him to display show some shock.

K-Koun?

This man was really Kuon?

Meanwhile Jenkin was surprised, to hear Zander past self was apparently a celebrity.

"We than spent the day, doing photoshoot's and acting" He said, "Like I said, it was pretty normal, I met up with my wife and daughter at dinner time and even got a call from my parents. Soon the day came to end but I was working late, so Kyoko want ahead back to the house with Julie. I finished around 12 and thought, I should bring a present for my cute little girl Julie, even if my wife gives me a disapproving look. I can't help it, she's just so adorable."

Making Julie cheeks grew red, while Kyoko had that disapproving look from all those years ago, thinking about how many toy's Kuon 'mysteriously' came home with for their daughter, Julie.

While Kuu and Julie, couldn't help but think back to the last call, they ever received from Kuon.

They hasn't been a year that went by, that they didn't wish they had said something more, on their son's last day of life.

"Going home, I prepared myself for Kyoko reaction to another toy for Julie, when I saw a speeding car, it was out of control, coming my way, in the rearview mirror" He said, and most of them cast their mind's back to the other car that had apparently merged with Kuon's own, when he was found dead.

"And what happened next?" The hypnotist dared to ask.

"Pain. Lots and Lot's of Pain. The car had crashed into me." He said, and there was heavy silence in the room, "But I'm still alive" surprising them all.

So the car crash didn't kill him first? Than the windshield did? Most of them thought, having heard about the windshield in Kuon chest, before realization hit them.

Oh, god.

Kuon hadn't been killed instantly spearing him from any pain, but he had gone through a slow and painful death.

"And did you call for help?" The hypnotist said, shocked, he was getting information that wasn't on the celebs death report.

"The phone is too far away. It hurt's, just trying to reach out and there's nobody around because it's so early in the morning. Using my voice would also be in vain. I know that I was going to die, there is no way the ambulance would get to me in time, if they were somehow alerted. Blood was everywhere, I know the driver to the other car, is already dead. I'll soon join him." He said.

And Juliena ran to door, she wanted to comfort her child, to think her child's last moments would be so painful, she could practically see the image of Kuon in a car, bleeding to death.

No, caring mother, wanted that image in their head.

"And all I can think about, in that moment, was all the people I would leave behind. The thought of death didn't really scare me" He said, making most of them look at him, Kuon had been thinking about them on his deathbed? He gave a sad laughter. "Just how many people would grieve my death? How would my wife, Kyoko explain to our daughter that I will no longer be able to come home?"

And Kyoko burst into a fresh wave of tear's, while a lump formed in Julie throat, now old enough to know how much her father truly loved her and his regrets of never being there in the most important moment of her life.

She would have loved to have him by her side as she walked down the Isle, at her wedding, but instead her mother took her place, resulting in a bit of an awkward vibe.

"I didn't want to think about my own mother crying over my corps" He said, and Juliena soon joined Kyoko in tear's, supported by a sober enough looking Kuu, while Lory looked grim, remembering seeing Kuon corps in person. "With Lory blaming himself for what happened me and Yashiro expression as he realised, he was the last person to see me alive and Maria, would just cry over me."

It was scary, how well he know them, he had described what happened when they saw his corps perfectly.

"But I know they are going to be alright" He said, surprising those who know the past him. "It might be difficult at first but they would move forward eventually, just like everybody else. My own regret is not getting to say goodbye to them, directly. I want to live just a bit longer, I want to see how fine of a women my daughter has become. I want to see the women I fell in love with one last time and see my family and friend's... but I understand that I have to go back to sleep. The owner of this body isn't me, but Zander. My time has long since passed and my death, birthed a new person."

And the room was once again stunned, because Kuon was right, Kuon time had long since passed no matter how much they all wished he had lived that night, and his death had birthed Zander, forcing Kuon to come back, would not only be unhealthy but the people who know and loved Zander, wouldn't appreciate it if Zander own body was hijacked by a complete stranger even if, it was his past self.

And Jenkin's know, he would personally raise hell, if his charge never woke up because of a bunch of selfish human desire's, Zander's own family would raise hell on a whole new level in trying to get their family member back.

He didn't even want to think about what would happen to these human's if they even suggested that 'Kuon' replace Zander.

"Koun, is right" Jenkin's said, making them all look at him. "His time has long since passed, let him finally rested in peace. I want my charge back"

"But" Kyoko said, Kuon was now right in front of her, she wanted to say so many thing's and Juliena wanted to say so many thing's, she wanted to truly know her father and finally felt like he was right there next to her.

But Jenkin eyes were ice cold, making them all flinch back as he said. "My Master and Mistress, entrusted me with Zander's, wellbeing. I've been with him all his life and know him best. Are you actually suggesting that you take away my charges very life, just for a dead man to walk with the living once again?"

And the very air around him was almost choking.

They all got the feeling that if they dare to even suggest that Kuon would be allowed to live, something bad would happen to all of them, the moment they step out the door.

"So say your goodbye's and allow the man to rest in peace. If I find out, the hypnotism has any effect on my charge, Zander family will sue each and everyone, including the Hypnotist." He said, shocking them all, before he went to the main room and repeated his message, and by the man's face, he was just as shocked.

Why would this man go that far?

But than they all remember the body Kuon inhabited, this wasn't just a normal person, this was the youngest son of Lord and Lady White, two very powerful figures that could easily ruin them all.

With the very real threat's hanging over their heads, they were all forced, to say their goodbye's very quickly, but the most heartwarming one, came from Kuon own daughter, Julie.

"Dad." She said, feeling embarrassed. "It's weird calling you dad, since just an hour ago you were my childhood friend, Zander. I never thought I would meet you, again, Dad. Dad, you don't even know how much I want to tell you about my life, about my family that I've started and all the time's that I wished you were there. But you were with me all along weren't you, dad?" Touching her bracelet. "Through this bracelet that you gave to me as Zander, to protect me, you were there. Even on my wedding day, I never took it off, now I see you never really left my side."

"Julie..." Kuon said, turning his head to her and looking at her with love that only a father could. "I've loved you since the day, you were born and I've always been worried about your future, but now, I didn't need to worry as much. You grow up to be a strong and beautiful women, with a family of your own. I was even surprised that you named your first child after me"

Making Julie blush, and Kuon chuckled, seeing her expression.

"Dad" Julie said.

"Yes, Julie?" He said.

"Can I hug you?" She said.

There was a beat of silence as he said with a warm smile.

"Go, right ahead."

And she did, for the first time in twenty year's, she was once again in her father's arm's even though the arms where different but she could feel her father's spirit, hugging her back and embracing her like she was a child again.

Before Kuon began to slip away and the strength in his arms began to fade.

"Julie, I've got to sleep now. Make sure, to tell my grandchildren all about their grandpa" He said, and they all got the feeling that, this was Kuon final word's before he shut his eyes for the very last time.

Never again, would Koun Hizuri open his eyes.

Minute's, later, Zander open his eyes and blinked, now that Kuon had said goodbye to everybody, he could truly be Zander, Kuon own memories were now completely separated from Zander own.

Meaning, he was no longer Kuon pretending to be someone else, he was Zander, a real life person.

Zander, no longer remembered his life as Kuon.

"So, how did it go?" Zander said, sitting up with a bright smile.

Only to get silence in the room, as all they looked at him, with wide eyes, somehow they all expected to see Kuon so it was shocking to see Zander.

"Well, did you all get to say, goodbye?" Zander said, as if he was a kid who just had been told something good was going to happen him.

He didn't know why, but he felt like a huge weight had been lifted off of him.

"yes, they did" Jenkin's said, before they could all open their mouths and say something stupid.

They could all tell, there was something different about Zander.

"Would, you like to go out to eat some cake?" Jenkins said.

"Really?" Zander said, his eyes like a lightbulb. "Than, what are we waiting for?" Looking remarkably like a puppy wagging its tail.

"But, first" He said, before embracing Julie in a very surprising hug, that surprised all of them and said. "Don't be sad, Julie. I'm sure, whatever he name is, he's smiling from down below. He wouldn't want you to be sad. A woman as cute as you, deserves to be happy all the time"

And Julie somehow couldn't help but blush, at the compliment especially now that she know, Zander was the reincarnation of her father, so the compliment was technically also coming from her father.

"Let's go, Jenkins" Zander said, leaving her side before saying goodbye to them. "Bye, Julie and those who know Julie, make sure you to continue looking out for her, she's my precious friend"

Friend.

That word couldn't help but echo in everybody's mind's.

Juliena, felt like burst into fresh wave of tear's, and everybody else wasn't much better.

Because Zander, had burst into their lives and given them the thing, they had wanted for year's, a chance to say goodbye, and now they were realizing, they had the rest of their lives to get to know Zander, whenever he decides to show up.

It would be interesting getting to know, the person who was born from the saddest moment of their lives and make new memories with that person.

Koun scarified himself so that Zander could live and that was more than enough reason for them to find out the reason why.

#70 years later#

"And that's, how me and your uncle Zander met" Julie Hizuri, age 96 said, in her chair, surrounding her, were her grown up children and grandchildren and great grandchildren.

It had been ten year's since Zander Prince, was announced dead to the world.

"Grandma, was that story really true?" Patrick Booth Hizuri said, he was kid with black hair and eyes, at age 13. "Was Uncle Zander, really a Mermaid? And how can Uncle Zander, also be your dad?"

He was the only one out of the youngest, who still remembered, the man even if it was faint.

"Honestly, I don't know" She said, "Your uncle Zander, always told the children that he was some kind of mythical being, and preformed magic to entertain them. But the hypnosis part was defiantly true, I can still remember it like it was yesterday"

And the youngest of the family believed the story was real, while those old and mainly the adult's, thought it was a great story to tell their children, over and over.

Suddenly there was a knock at the door.

"Who is it?" She said, as the door opened, in stepped a red haired young man who couldn't be more than 18, looking shockingly like Zander, in a postman uniform.

Those who were 15 and above, saw the resemblance to Zander and downright stared.

The man had told them nothing about having kids of his own.

"Package, for one Mrs Julie Hizuri" The young man said, sounding similar to the man from all those years ago and they all suddenly noticed the large box in his hands.

"That's me" She said, as she leaned in to sign for it, all her children looked at the box with interest.

The young man turned around and walked out.

"Grandma, look" One of the children said, pointing to her wrist, that still held the bracelet from when she was a child.

It was glowing.

But it hadn't done that in over ten year's.

It only glowed when Zander was around.

.

.

No.

It can't be, as a crazy thought came into her head.

But he was dead.

That young man couldn't be Zander.

END!

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