Koshimi drove after Yuuto and Tatsuki, who were driving way over the speed limit. She could easily follow them with getting lost as it was easier to find a familiar mind and she kept tabs on Tatsuki, even though she couldn't hear with he was thinking. Yuuto and Kotarou had escaped cops that had pulled them over for a short amount of time, but soon they stopped again as Tatsuki had made a care pull over. Koshimi stopped the bike as the guy got back in his car and drove away. Yuuto turned and noticed her, but he was annoyed to find Kazuma sitting on the back of her bike with a smile on his face.

"Hey, guys! I hitched a ride with Koshimi. Thought I'd apologize to Tatsuki about an argument we'd had but he looks rather upset right now…"

Yuuto came over them and he focused on Kazuma.

"Hey. That guy…did he do it?"

"Mm? Do what?"

Koshimi sighed as she saw that Kazuma's aura was yellow through Yuuto's mind.

-Sick bastard is enjoying his games with Tatsuki's head. I definitely don't appreciate mind games…-

Yuuto glared at him.

"Look, pretty boy. I don't know what you're up to, but stay away from Kotarou. You're just gonna end up with Tatsuki's fist down your throat. Their bond is too strong, you got me? Stay away from Koshimi while you're at it. And that is just for your well-being."

He moved away and got back on his bike, Kotarou jumping on behind him. Tatsuki had headed back to the school, so that was where they went.

-Bond, huh…?-

Koshimi watched them go before turning to Kazuma.

"Get off now and walk home."

"Aww, Shi, don't be so mean!"

"You can only call me Koshimi. Now get off. I'm not going to bring you around so you can enjoy Tatsuki's suffering."

Kazuma laughed.

"Why would I enjoy that?"

The glare Koshimi gave him surprised him to the point that he got off. Once he was, she sped off after her friends, letting him walk back the way they had headed in thought.

-Why do I get the feeling she knows something…?-

By the time Koshimi got back to the school, Kotarou and Yuuto had gone off to ask around about Mio's whereabouts. She parked her bike and went over to him. The guy was mentally freaking out because for once, he couldn't be of any help.

"Hey."

Tatsuki looked at her when she reached him.

"The past. Completely gone. And I don't know what to do about it."

She chuckled and put a hand on her hip.

"For once you know what it's like to be a normal person."

Tatsuki put a hand on Koshimi's shoulder. There was so much weight in it that she had to grab his shoulders before she fell over.

"It's okay, Tatsuki. I bet Mio is just fine."

It was then that Yuuto and Kotarou went running past them.

"Someone saw her walking this way. She had a kid with her!" Yuuto shouted at them.

Tatsuki's mind was shocked.

-A kid? But I didn't…I didn't see anything like that. What kid?-

The two of them turned and saw Kazuma walk past. He looked at them and smirked.

-All I saw was a man who asked directions. A man and a car. Was that on purpose?-

Kazuma walked the way Yuuto and Kotarou had gone. Tatsuki and Koshimi began moving that way. When they reached the park, they saw Kotarou hugging Akira. Apparently Akira had lied to Mio to get her to play with him since Kotarou never had time to play with him but was going to go on a date with Mio. Koshimi left Tatsuki to stand by Yuuto.

"Cripes that brat's a real handful. Tatsuki…"

He looked back at the broody youth only to be concerned. He aimed thoughts at Koshimi, making her look back at Tatsuki.

-What the hell? We found Mio, nobody got kidnapped—it's a happy ending! His aura's dark purple. What could he possibly be afraid of.-

Yuuto looked at her, but she knew it wasn't her place to tell him that Kazuma was trying to screw with Tatsuki's mind. He went over to the dark haired boy.

"What's the matter, man? Did something happen?"

"I'm fine."

Kotarou noticed Tatsuki and began to come over, but stopped when Tatsuki was rude again.

"Next time, leave me out of the babysitting."

"Leave you out? I was taking care of things when you jumped in! And you sent us on a wild goose chase after nothing! Where do you get off talking to me like that?"

Yuuto and Koshimi both sighed at Kotarou's obliviousness to how hurtful those words were to Tatsuki at the moment. Tatsuki just turned and began walking away. Kotarou stared after him, worriedly.

"Um, Tatsuki?"

When Kotarou grabbed Tatsuki, Yuuto let Koshimi see that both were surrounded by a white aura.

-Which one is it? Is that healing? Or being healed, maybe?-

Tatsuki turned to his cousin.

"Let go," was all he said.

"F-fine. Hunh."

Tatsuki began walking back to the school for his bike, so Koshimi followed after him to get her bike. As they walked, Tatsuki let her see his thoughts.

-I shouldn't have chased that car. It just wasted our time. Koutari screwed with me. He intentionally didn't erase the past of that man. If he has that much control, then he…God, then he…he can just screw with me again. And I'm scared."

When he thought that, Tatsuki crouched on the ground, alarming Koshimi. She bent down and pulled him back up.

"Don't let him get to you. He's a jerk and I'll be with you to help you through this, okay? I won't let him jerk you around like that again."

Tatsuki looked down at Koshimi and shocked her by pulling her into a hug, right there in the middle of the sidewalk. After that the two grabbed their bikes and headed home. The next day, Yuuto, Kotarou, and Tatsuki were called to the office to be warned about their speeding issues that had alerted the cops and had gathered the attention of the school in the news. No matter what Koshimi said to Tatsuki, he remained afraid. Koshimi had talked to Yuuto and the two had decided to keep an eye on Kazuma as much as they could.