My readers are good guessers. All of you who guessed are correct! Damn! I have to give some of my Pixie Dust to you. Now I'm not the only one who can fly… Here you go! *Throws glitter on YAH FACE!* I'm kidding.

Disclaimer: Yes, I wrote Harry Potter. I'm Tim Burton's long-lost sister and he owes me billions. (Again, I do not own GA. Nor do I own HP.)

Dedications: For my dear BEAST friend Aliza, for being one heck of a supportive friend. [SARCASM]

The Rounds

V. Failures And Pretense

Writer's POV

The first lady of Japan has once again taken her throne by surprise. All her adoring fans were waiting outside the mansion. She was dressed at her best as usual as she took out a cigar. Her husband was out again and there was nothing to do but bitch to the less fortunate and party with the fortunate.

Persona came bursting inside as he panted. His forehead was creased which probably meant something was up. Well, his forehead was always creased. Which meant something was always up. But no, his eyes showed a terrible worry as well. Persona was wearing his NEA uniform as well. Only his was black. And black uniforms were only given to the best assassins of the NEAs.

'Madame!' He got down to his knees immediately as a sign of respect. The woman frowned at the sight before her. Persona was really stressed about something. And it was very unusual for him to be one.

'Yes, Persona?' She immediately called upon one of her servants to serve her wine. 'What's wrong?' The man before her shifted uncomfortably.

'Madame, I have been informed that one of the girls… Survived.' The woman broke the glass that she was holding, smearing her skin with red blood.

Her husband was not going to like this. She didn't even like it either.

'You!' She searched for the right word.'You idiot!' Her words flew out with rage and anger, it sent everyone scared for their lives. 'How dare you let her escape! You pathetic worthless little bastard! Someone take this man off my sight!' Guards directly appeared from the door, ready to take him away.

'But Madame, the young lord has taken control of things.' With that, he disappeared together with the guards. The first lady took her seat and ordered for a first aid kit for her hand and a bottle of wine to calm her down.

She ran her fingers through her hair.

Now how was she going to solve this?

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Mikan's POV

You cannot deny the fact that even if the NEA's that I met in here are good, someone – still killed my sisters.

I woke up from a nightmare that involved my sisters being killed and my mom being taken away with Natsume by my side looking at me. I panted. 'What?' I asked him. He seemed to be amused.

'You had a bad dream.' He said casually as if it wasn't bad to have a bad dream at all. He was reading a book while lying down. What a geek. A hawt geek. I positioned my head in his chest as I tried to take a peek at what he was reading. The Art of War by Sun Tzu… As expected from the General. He kissed my hair and proceeded to read again. While he was reading, I decided to think about how to avenge my sisters.

And it was just perfect that Natsume chose me to be his… something. This is really the only reason why I joined in here. All I really wanted was to do justice for my mom and my sisters. After that, they can do whatever they want with me. I don't really care.

And Natsume was the perfect step to get what I want. Koko himself said that I could get anything I want, right? Except for freedom. But I'm not asking for freedom. I'm asking for justice. And I'm pretty sure they could give it to me. After all, I agreed to be Natsume's.

Just going with the flow of everything and studying my current environment would also get me started. And I might as well enjoy Natsume while I can. I'm still a girl. I need to have fun.

'You look like you're thinking about something really deep. I hope you're not leaving me.' He teased. Not yet, I wanted to answer. But I just smiled.

'Nothing. I just really don't get why…' It was a good time to test the Whatever I Want Theory. He rose an eyebrow.

'Why?' He urged me on. I grinned.

'I don't get why you're not proposing to me yet.' The words scrambled out of my mouth before I could stop myself. But it was a perfect start anyway. When I marry him, everything would be easier.

'I was just waiting for you to adjust,' He said while looking at me and putting the book down by the table beside him. 'I don't want to rush things for you.'

What?

Well, I'm prepared and if you ain't going to ask my hand in marriage I'll go and blow up Ruka into a million pieces. 'But,' He said. I was taken aback. It seemed like my theory was going to work. 'If you really want to get married, then I'll call on my servants right now.' I nodded my head acting like a total airhead.

'Oh, that's great… Can I call you honey from now on?' I asked him again. I smirked inwardly. He just smiled and nodded. 'Of course.'

'Okay… But I don't want you to rush things either. Maybe on the fourteenth of February?' I asked. A Valentines wedding would be the hardest date to set for a wedding. It's the most expensive one too.

'Sure.' That's all he said. He kissed my hair again and stood up. He left the room and locked the door. I removed the smile on my face.

'What a fool.' I took the telephone and dialed Anna for some more food.

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Writer's POV

Natsume closed the door behind him. He sneered in disgust and turned to walk away to do his Grand General dutie.

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A/N: High five!

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No? No?

Oh.. Oh-kay.

Oh well, what do you think? I hope I didn't take you by surprise in the sudden shift of the 'atmosphere'. Ex Dee.

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