JANUARY 25, CHAPTER 2

He was running as if he was hiding from something. He went up the huge, magnificent stairs and hurried himself towards his room. When he was about to open the door, he saw a light coming from one of the other rooms along the corridor. He went closer to that room, and decided to come inside. Apparently, there was no one around.

He walked inside, but just to see a room full of gowns. This has appeared to be his mother's closet. He went closer to the gigantic window from which the only source of light is. Next to it was a numerous sets of full-size mannequins, wearing gowns and dresses like those of the Victorian's. The view coming from the window was such a beautiful sight. It was such a perfect sunset. Only did he not notice that he was gazing for so long, that his eyes got adapted. Then suddenly, he heard something moving. He faced towards the direction from where the sound came from. But unfortunately, he was unable to see clearly, so he waited for his eyes to normalize.

There he saw this beautiful little girl who stood next to the mannequins. She had long, brunette-curls, with side-bangs that made her look like a doll. Her face was as small as a saucer, her skin as pale as snow, her cheeks were lightly rose-colored, and her face was proportionally perfect. She was wearing a black colored gown that looked like one of those in the Victorian eras. At a distance, you would greatly mistook her for a figurine, instead of a real person. She looked exactly like an angel, or a doll, who wears black…

The girl was smiling at him, but he was not smiling back. He tried to remember if he knew her, but he didn't. "Who are -- ", the girl vanished before he could finish, "What?… What was that??", he thought. Then he felt something tapped him at his back. Exactly when he turned back, he saw the girl standing very close to him. His eyes got widened when he heard the girl say his name. She gave him another smile, but he gave her a blush. His hands were shaking, and so were his lips. She leaned herself even closer, until her lips touched his.

'Killua…', a repeated voice was echoing in his head…

"[Gasps] A dream..?", Killua woke up, "What happened?", he thought. He felt a sore on his neck. When he touched it, he felt a gauze. "How did I get wounded? How did I get here?", he thought.

[Knocks on door]

"Master Killua, are you awake?", a man said,

"Yes, come in", he replied. The man opened the door and came in. It was Elbro.

"Would you like to have some breakfast?", he asked,

"Sure", Killua replied.

Then servants entered the room carrying enormous trays and silverwares. They placed a small table in Killua's lap, and began to prepare him his meal. When they were done, they went outside to leave Elbro and Killua alone.

"Elbro, what happened?", Killua asked,

"Well you see, I found you lying on the ground unconscious. Perhaps someone in the crowd had harassed or mugged you, if you could remember?"

"Crowd?", he asked, remembering everything that has happened that night. "[Sighs] Oh.. yeah, I remember..". Then there was silence between them.

"Master Killua, your mother asked me to tell you that she will be staying at the garden this morning. She wants to have a word with you.",

"Is that so?.. Elbro, what did my father say?", he asked a little worried. Elbro smiled,

"There is nothing to worry about, young master. Your mother does not want your father to know about this.", he replied.

"Good.", Killua said in relief. Then there was another pleasing silence between them. "Well, master Killua, its time for your meal. Please enjoy your food, sir.", Elbro said,

"Yeah", he replied. When Elbro was about to open the door, Killua said, "Elbro?",

"Yes sir?"

"Thank you." Killua said. Elbro smiled and then left the room.

"What!? You're sending me to rehabilitation school?!"

"Yes, if that's what you prefer it, but no, it's not rehab school. It's only a place full of conservative and well-mannered people."

"[Scoffs] Are you saying that I'm ill mannered?!"

"I wouldn't want to look on the inside."

"What??"

"[Clears throat] Remember, three days from now, rehab school, alright? No more questions."

"But Johanna!"

"Goodbye, my dear daughter.".

The woman on the big screen replied as she bid goodbye. The girl stood still as she was struck by her mother's decision. She remained standing for quite some time. She did not know what else to do. For a few moments more, she began to sob, then she cried, and then she started to shriek, "Motherf - - ", the door opened immediately before she could finish.

"Young lady, are you alright?!", the servant asked. "Young lady??", the servant tapped her for she was not responding. For a few seconds more, the servant tapped her again. She seemed unconscious. Then her eyes began to tilt as she fell sideways…