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Chapter Three : Everyday
She had set her free. Her job is done, for now.
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Fingers type furiously on the keyboard, finishing every sentence with remarkably fast reflexes. The reports are halfway done.
How interesting the test subject is, which caught the eyes of a certain man.
"You even set her free, didn't you?" the voice snickers knowing that this particular question brought up the uneasiness feelings to the other.
This conversation is done. She only came here to make sure of something, but since he already found out, it is better if the situations remain unclear for both of them. "No"
The man who sat across the room widened his grin to the one standing on the door way. It was dim inside, giving way to the incoming light from the opening door and the monitor in front where he works.
Among the peoples in the organization she got alongside with the highest ranked persons. There's few people whose authorities threatened hers and this man sitting in front her is one of the 'few' people. "So, letting her off for a 'training session' only accompanied by one elite member, giving incomplete order, let her get caught by the enemy and last but not least"
"Pretending you did not make this up" he spoke right next to her, or actually standing behind her.
Sure she remained passive through all the time, but his tone can bring shivers to her nerves and the closeness between them did not help things out.
"Oh my, did I over do it? Never mind. I guess great people do made mistakes sometimes"
There is it again, the tone that annoyed the heck out of her. She clenched her fist not too tightly, trying not to punch this guy off.
'Make sure you didn't repeated it 'accidentally' again'
Hell…he can go right through her mind barriers.
Within seconds, an invisible barrier wrapped itself around her from anything that could be harmful, making sure he distanced away from her. "Angry, aren't you?"
"It's a defense mechanism. It acts automatically whenever I'm in danger" the woman answered back.
"So-rry then" he bowed, implying mocking gratitude.
Without another doubt, Yuka Azumi walked her way from the open door to the building corridor, leaving the man to laugh quietly by himself.
The man stopped his joy.
"Ahh…the irony of women and their temper…little boy, are you done listening? I hate eavesdropping"
In the shadows of the room, a younger male with almost same facial characteristic as the older one, showed half of his face to the light, "And you said you're the one with the information"
"You did know what happened if they are people who intended to betray us did you?"
"I knew. Explanations do not popped out suddenly too"
The man turned back, facing the younger. "What do you expected?"
"By the way, don't do anything to her. You may have the ability to do so, Prof, but I have the time to stop you from doing it" he spoke a threat.
With a boring sigh, the so called Professor smirked inwardly, "I believe you could call that as a threatening note. Okay, I take the bait then. Now go, I still need to finish my paper works" he waved his hands as a shooing sign and take a hold at the edge of the table, "just don't get too comfortable nor too close with them, boy"
And the male in the shadow, slowly blend in with the darkness.
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He was busying himself with tending the small wounds on his limb, without informing the medic team because they'll just make a fuss abut it later. Sure he had a fight the night before and the blond boy he finished off put up a great performance against him.
'Not that I'm impress'
He's done plastering the last injury on his wrist and packing up the small medical kit. Silently in his mind, he was wondering about his 'accidental' failure in his mission, caused by the sudden retreat orders from the person in charge.
Isn't this mistake will lead to the loss of the project? It still is a valuable prototype, no matter how far it is from the completion. Or...?
'Did he have something else in his mind?' Opening the one of the drawers inside the bathroom cabinets, he pulled two bottles of medication pills. And there still a lot of them, different labels different functions.
He sighs; this is going to be a long day of lecturing. He took one pill from each bottle and swallowed them down, tasting nothing but bitterness of medicine lingering in his tongue.
"I never like it whenever you barge into my room" he said while closing his eyes. Said person was quite astonished with this "Sorry, can't help it. It was a close call for me too. I learn to use the door next time" he smiled with sweat drop, caught in the act of intruding someone's room though, he still stand behind the bathroom wall. "You should asked for a larger living quarters than this studio room of yours"
And sometimes, he thinks this intruder really is a carbon copy of his father, both in physical and personality. Then again, it's only half of his opinion since the father most likely to belong with the evil demeanor than his son could ever be.
"And your reason?"
The so called intruder peek his head into the door, "The Elite will have meetings with the higher ranks. I'm just here to make an announcement"
He went to the cloth drawers next to his bed and pulled out new cloths, one's without stains on them. Ignoring the other's present, he just changed into the uniform. He looked at the mirror for the finishing touches and then to the other one, "Don't say that it's only for me when you're one too"
"Hehe, almost forgot"
He retrieved the room key that was lying on the table. Somehow, he can't help but to cast a weird look to the other, "And how is that suppose to be an excuse?" pointing to the cloth he was wearing...well...it was not much of an official uniform, just a pair of gray jeans and a black shirt...
"Hey, I was decent! They didn't say formal attire for the meeting, do they?"
"..."
He rolled his eyes, "Whatever..."
As the two head their way to the meeting room, the two Elite members sure know what they're dealing with...
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I woke up from my not-so-long nap and found out she already head out from the room! Damn, I'm not supposed to just leave her alone! Despite my still recovering wounds, I walk in haste from corridors to corridors searching for her. How much trouble can she sent me into now? Great...
As I passed near the main exit door, Ruka was there and his face plastered with worried.
"Have you seen Hotaru? She left her room minutes ago and told me not to follow her"
"And why are you listening to her?" not to be rude, but that Imai girl really need help from him.
"I know, but she needed time to think..."
"Have you tried outside?" yeah...great idea. Just walked out the hospital when the patient still stitching anything that still intact. Never less, we still exit the door with the nurses warning me about my health condition.
Judging from the glare I sent her, she might get the message, nosy people. Look on the bright side, at least there's only one.
I follow the direction to the hospital park There's a feeling inside me that kept telling me so.
I spotted a bench at the park, with two persons sitting on it. Two very familiar person. Ruka followed me soon after and we both saw the girls, right next to each other.
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"Ah, Natsume's here. Hello" Mikan lower her tone a bit, worried that she might woke up Hotaru. She knew his presence, and with that other boy, Ruka. They probably went out searching for her, and Hotaru.
"And what are you thinking by leaving the room? You had us worried there"
Natsume was not fume with anger. He's just...well...never mind.
"I'm sorry"
Sighing, "Don't do that too often then"
Since Hotaru was still sleeping, Ruka had to take the nerve to wake her up, so they could get in the hospital before the air gets too cold.
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"They sure got angry, do they?"
"Honestly, don't start this over"
"Okay, okay. Guess we have a new mission again. And it's a long one"
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Who says the grass are greener on the other side, try minus the fertilizer and put less sunshine, what will you get?
Moreover, why the heck is 'he' here? And with that cloths? Didn't he stop doing that?
The 'he' Natsume mentioned earlier is none other than his currently class teacher, Narumi. 'And for fricken god sake, why wear a 'pink-maid -outfit??' Good thing it's not neon…
And this is their opinion; Natsume, Ruka and Hotaru.
It all happened 5 minutes ago. Natsume woke up from his sleep with Mikan sleeping her small form next to him. She insisted to be with him and he didn't really care much. They got their first visitor for today, a blond and a raven haired.
And after that, disaster strike.
He came in…
"Honestly, Narumi-sensei, don't barge in into the patient room like that" said the not too surprised Hotaru.
All these things are too unfamiliar to her, so Mikan just sat on the chair quietly. "Sorry for that. I'm just happy to see you again. How is she doing?" his attention pointed at Mikan.
"Mikan-chan! How are you?"
"Im…fine…"
Sighing in relief, Narumi pat her head slowly. A gesture he always made with her back when she was younger, and she still does now. "Thank god…" Narumi hugged her.
The other three said nothing about this, because they also feel the same way, the same loneliness when she suddenly left.
'Such warm feelings…the same feeling as Natsume…and Hotaru-chan…and Ruka…'
He let his hug loose on the little girl and turn to sit on the empty chair beside Mikan. "I know that you're aware of my presence here, right?"
The three nodded slowly, understanding what he meant by that.
"First thing first, Mikan-chan, I have a present for you", he tilted her head to angle her neck slightly before putting a black collar on. A single white stone chained to the collar dangle slightly when she moved.
"It's the newly developed ALICE control device, am I right?"
"Yes, Imai-san, I'm afraid I have to put this on you Mikan-chan. It's to control your powers. The Academy took this matter seriously so they don't want anything bad to happen" explain Narumi after finished lacing the collar joints.
Mikan touched the thing on her neck and felt herself restricted somehow. Such uneasiness…she wanted to break it, but… 'I might influence Natsume'
Sighing heavily this time, Narumi-sensei explained to them about the whereabouts of the collar and what will the Academy next move is.
Sighing heavily this time, Narumi-sensei explained to them about the whereabouts of the collar and what will the Academy next move is.
Before he left, Narumi once again said his apologize to Mikan. Just before he walked out the door, Mikan smiled to him and said to him how the dress perfectly fit him (much to the chagrin of Natsume).
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'There are few good things. Mikan-chan is already put under Natsume-kun responsibility so he will be asked to take care of her. Be careful with Academy constant monitoring towards your activity.
They've put in her old curricular class, the Special Ability and not the Dangerous Ability. I will announce her arrival to the class, they seem thrilled about this, which was after Kokoroyomi-kun broke out the news, and you'll be studying in the same grade.
The bad news is, she can't be ranked into any star position yet. I'd try to do something about it, but the Academy was alert by her capability of doing things when given such rank'
Lastly, Mikan-chan also…'
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"Mister, you name is Narumi-sensei, right?"
"Yes"
"Can I see you again?"
'That time, I was a bit taken back and my lips answered…'
"Of course you can"
'Can't believe she smiled at me…so cute'
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'She will have your job now, or more likely you both will work together in your given missions. They know that she only listen to you'
He just dragged her into this again. There will be an announcement for her arrival in two days time. The mission will follow up soon.
As he thinks of the reminiscence of their past…
It just make him angry again…better not…
After all, everyday is any day…
It's best to keep focus on the present.
Author's Note: -fidgeting- Cliffhangers!! It's just to make the story more interesting
Okay, I got some explaining to do. Sorry for the lateness…(I'm pretty sure readers will get tired of this) I'm kinda off-grammar after the lost of my beta-reader Caffein-chan!! Caffein Noooooo!! I was hoping she could reply to my email since I need her to beta read….but she had been quiet for the past few weeks…
If anyone who's interested, I hope you could contact me! If anyone wants to chat, you're welcomed!!I will not replace Caff, I still like her the best!!
Okay…okay, a few comments for my story. In this chapter, they're few OCs. Read closely or you'll miss them. I've done some discussion and it was fun in naming the OCs! I thank you Caff for your help!
THANKS TO ALL WHO REVIEWED!! I really appreciate them!! Don't forget to RxR this chapter!! If any of you got questions, I would be glad to answer them (not much spoilers)
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