A/N: Thank you to everyone who reviewed the last chapters, keep reading and I'll keep writing
Disclaimer: I don't own Pretear, no-one really does, I do own Kino though I didn't actually draw her (thank god) because I'm really bad at drawing.
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Himeno and Kino lay in their beds at the Awayuki mansion but Kino couldn't sleep, all she could think about was the man from earlier. She rummaged in her bag and pulled out the tiny piece of paper she had found before. Today she would find him, but although he denied it she knew he had saved her from all the muggers. You don't get a cut that serious from just fighting one person. She knew something strange was going on but right now she was just focused on trying to get to sleep.
I must find him...to say thank you?
Kino drifted into a deep sleep but soon awoke with a thud. She fell off the bed accidentally, but this didn't awake her. It was her dream, she dreamt she saw the rescuer. He was her friend but had turned to an evil path. She stopped him, but as she did, he was shot by a dark ball...
Kino got up from the floor got properly dressed and left the Awayuki mansion. She left a note saying 'don't look for me'. She was going to travel to Draytor mansion and find him.
Back at the mansion, there was no sound except for the awakening of Himeno. She woke and started rubbing the sleep from her eyes.
"Good morning Ki...Kino?"
Kino wasn't there. Himeno knew she'd be alright, she'd still find her but she'd be alright. (For someone who'd been mugged yesterday anyway). So Himeno lay in her bed, she would find Kino, after she'd woken up properly.
Kino got to Draytor mansion to find it was totally abandoned! You couldn't even properly call it a mansion. She was expecting a nice house or even a dingy hut but not ruins!
She started to search the ruins, scanning the corners. She found nothing, she collapsed on a wall, which she was uneasy with. It could collapse itself. She breathed hard it had been a long walk and the sun was shining brightly now, Kino guessed it was about noon now.
Why have I even come? Is it only to thank him? What am I doing here? What...
Kino stopped and ducked against the wall. Voices. Who's? She peered around the corner, it was the the guy from yesterday! He was with someone they were dressed in total black. Kino decided to get closer to hear what they were saying.
"So did you see her?"
"Yes I saw her but before I could do anything the Pretear came with her band of leafe knights..."
"The Pretear came? I thought Takako was supposed to take care of her..."
"Yeah...Why do I care? I'm only you're pawn for the harsh jobs!"
"Yes if that's how you wish to refer to yourself."
The person who was dressed in black clenched on fist and with the other he started to emit a ball of blackness which he fired at the guy who saved Kino.
"See how harsh that is Yoshime?"
Kino backed up and was about to run when she fell and tripped. She started to crash towards the ground but before she did she was lifted up by a pool of lightning. She stared at Yoshime, he looked back then fainted. The lightning was surprisingly cool and didn't hurt. As Yoshime lay dormant the bolts disappeared from underneath Kino, she began to run again. She ran back to the mansion where she met Himeno who had just started searching for her.
"Kino are you okay? You look a little edgy..."
Kino didn't want to explain this time.
Back at Draytor Mansion Yoshime started to wake up from his blow, he grumbled and sat up a bit. He opened his eyes to find the man staring right at him.
"Who did you save then?"
"Urggh…No-one."
"You realize when you say no-one in that tone of voice you're basically telling me you say someone. I know someone was here you liar!"
"No-one was here you delusional freak!"
The guy grabbed Yoshime by the collar but then loosened his grip.
"It was her wasn't it? She really likes you doesn't she? This could be our advantage…"
"Don't you mean your advantage?"
"Wha…What?"
