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Chapter 6: Distant Memories
Ichiru and Zero stepped into the hall filled with half- present students. "Gooood morning guys!" Ichiru chirped. Zero scowled and settled himself into his favorite corner. Ichiru settled himself next to Hanabusa, who was reviewing his notes for the class.
"Can't you make your entrance any normal?" Hanabusa glanced at Ichiru. "I'm not surprised you'll pop through the roof next."
"Ouch. That's cold of you, Hana." Ichiru grinned and stared at Hanabusa. His intense stare seemed to bother Hanabusa.
"W..what? You're creeping me out." said Hanabusa.
"Nothing~ Just thinking how my Hana is so hardworking this morning." Ichiru broke into a big grin.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Hanabusa sighed. "Jokes aside, what's wrong with your dear brother? He looks more irritated than usual."
"Oh, about that ne," Ichiru chuckled.
"Is that funny? Your brother gonna scare and ditch everyone away again." said Hanabusa. "The class gonna be troubled. Tell me. What happened." Hanabusa leaned closer. They were only inches away from each other.
"Oya, Hanabusa is being bold today~" said Ichiru.
"Ichiru!" Hanabusa tugged Ichiru's collar. "I'm being serious here!"
"Well…. It's nothing to be worried about." Ichiru replied. "Zero just had a vision again. You could call it a dream maybe?"
"Is it….." Hanabusa was doubting himself what Ichiru had meant.
"It could be a memory." replied Ichiru. "But Zero has yet to realize it."
"But- " Hanabusa was cut off when the chime rang and the lecturer walked into the hall.
Zero clicked his tongue when the lecturer walked in. The guy that was standing in front of him was 0verlapping with the man in the dream he had.
"Good morning, guys." The lecturer had a pleasant smile etched. "Let's start the class. Please turned to page 345…" his voice droned through the hall and uneventful class ended without any incidents.
"You're mine….Zero."
Zero flinched and stood up. Where did that come from? He stared at the field outside the window.
"Is something wrong, Kiryuu Zero?" asked the lecturer.
"N…nothing, Kuran- sensei. I sincerely apologize." Zero sat down. He could still feel that tinkling feeling that he couldn't forget. Those words…. They had haunted Zero for as long as he could remember.
When the class ended, Zero was the first to scram from the hall. He wanted as far away as he could from that damn teacher.
Ichiru sighed.
"Are you sure he hasn't regained those memories?" asked Hanabusa.
Ichiru shrugged. "Probably not… I guess?"
"What's with that unstable stand?" sighed Hanabusa. "This means even you're not sure."
"What should I do then? Ask Zero, then get butchered by his Bloody Rose." Ichiru said with much sarcasms in his tone. "I think not."
Kaname sighed as he returned to staff room in his dazed zone. He heaved a heavy sighed as he drop his books on his desk.
"Why the sudden depression?" said Takamiya, who was seated opposite Kaname's desk. "Did the students gave you trouble?"
"Well…. There is this student who hate me to the core. I wonder what I did to make him so furious." replied Kaname.
"Oh, you mean Kiryuu Zero?" Takamiya laughed. "That boy had always been like that."
"The first class I entered, he said 'bastard'." Kaname let out a cold laugh. "But he looked kinda pale this morning. He stared at the window as if there was something there."
"Oh? I wonder what it was." replied Takamiya. Takamiya turned back to his work and sighed. Did his memories return? No, that's impossible. Even his partner was clueless. It must be the vision Ichiru's been telling me.
"That bastard! Why do I keep seeing him?!" Zero growled as he leafed through mountains of books he gathered in the library. "Bastard! I prove it you'll get out of my mind!"
A small chuckled laugh reached Zero's ears. "Is that why you're researching on magic with that murderous face?" The very man Zero had tried so hard to avoid, and the source of his pain, Kaname was there by chance, with his teaching materials newly retrieved from the library. "That is some interest you have there, Kiryuu."
Zero glared as he clicked his tongue. "Bastard. What are you doing here?"
"Why, is that a question?" Kaname laughed. "This is a public place, and within the school grounds, ya know?"
You're mine…
Zero flinched and he stood up so quickly the chair he was on fell with a loud bang. What was that? Zero clenched his teeth as his eyes scanned the room for any possibilities.
Kaname jumped at the sudden bang. "W…what is it?" he sighed. He then saw it. He understood, those eyes were searching for something. Kaname blinked. Eh? I understood? Even though I knew nothing of him? And Kiryuu looks kind of pale.
Zero blinked as he was pulled back into reality and realized what he had just done. "N…nothing. Sorry." He pulled his chair back and resumed his seat.
"You don't look good. Should I call your brother? You should go home, Kiryuu." said Kaname.
Zero sent another death glare. "Don't involve Ichiru into this! This is my problem. Ichiru has done enough."
Kaname raised an eyebrow as he thought thoroughly what Zero was trying to say. His own problem? Did he have an illness? Is that why he looked so pale? This is just like what happened in class today too. It was then Kaname decided he had to pay Kiryuu Ichiru a visit.
Kaname shrugged. "Then don't collapse on the road. I still have work, if you excuse me." He gathered his things and left Zero alone in the library, zoning into his own thoughts yet again.
Come here….Zero. When this war is over…
This war?
I won't let anyone hurt you…Zero….. my….
Words kept echoing, and Zero was suddenly the man of shorter build he had always dreamt. In front of him was the man he had seen in his dreams countless times. Those raven- colored hair, that build, that skin complexion, it must be him. But who was this man? Who am I? Whose body was this?
He looked at his own hands as the scene continued to play before his very eyes. The conversation had sent shivers down his spine, yet he felt nostalgia in those choice of words used by the characters played in the scene before his eyes.
Let's keep this a promise between the both of us. The man had sealed the younger's lips with his fingers. The body Zero was in had watched the other male walking away with his back against the sunset, stunned at what he had done.
"…ro! Zero!" A guy with that similar was shaking Zero's sleeping body. "Geez. Get up, Zero!"
Zero's thoughts were brought back to reality. He blinked when he saw two of his classmates standing in front of him. "Takuma? Senri? What's wrong?" he asked.
"Don't 'what's wrong' me, you idiot! Look at the time!" Senri sighed. "Isn't about time you go home? Things aren't gonna go well for you if you're late for dinner, aren't you?"
"Well, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and go home. You can do your 'research' at home." said the ever-smiling Takuma.
Zero turned pale when he glanced at his watch. It was already five past nine. With swift movements, he gathered his things and was out of school in seconds.
He was just in time for dinner when he opened the front gate. "Oh. Welcome home, Brother." Ichiru just finished preparing the table for dinner. Behind him was Hanabusa. "You're late, Brother."
"What is he doing here?" Zero scowled.
"Why, I invited Hana, of course." Ichiru said with a straight face. "What, do you have a problem?"
"Of course I do! Are you that shameless?!" Zero scowled at the both of them.
"It's not your problem anyway. You fell asleep in the library, didn't you?" replied Ichiru.
Zero flinched. "And how did you know?" Zero stared at the both of them, observing their every move.
Their mother came from the kitchen and settled dishes on the table. "What are the three of you doing in front of the entrance? Come and eat."
Zero blinked. "Mother! You cooked?! Are you okay?" colors were suddenly drained from his complexion. "What if you had another accident?!"
"Stop worrying, Zero. I am perfectly fine. Plus, Ichiru and Hana are here today." Their mother replied. "I am still capable of cooking for my own family."
"…fine." Zero finally gave in.
Hanabusa chuckled. "The scary Kiryuu Zero is also powerless before his own mother."
Zero glared at Hanabusa. "Get out if you have a problem." Zero scoffed and stomped to his room. Ichiru and Hanabusa sighed. Even after thousands of years, Zero had still remained the same as ever. It was like as if his soul was bound to agitate others.
"Takuma said Zero fell asleep in the library. He said Zero's complexion doesn't seem very good." said Hanabusa.
"That is rare for Zero to be out of gas outside his own room. His visions must have triggered again." sighed Ichiru. "And I have a message from Senri earlier. He said Kuran-sensei wanted to see me tomorrow."