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He stared at the beige envelope he held. Three adults were in the room, one included Persona, teacher of the dangerous ability class.
He didn't hesitate as he opened the envelope and read the contents. His eyebrows shot up.
"Mikan Sakura?" He asked as he stared at her smiling picture. The three adults nodded.
"Yes. You are to kill her tonight."
No one stayed up late after the news of Tsukaite no Kōri. It was a surprise that the news had such effect on the student body.
If the teachers made the story up just to stop students from staying out late, then it sure worked damn well.
Mikan sighed as she started packing up and glanced at the clock. Shoot, it was already 7:30. She really shouldn't have stayed up so late studying.
She quickly walked out the classroom, shutting the door behind her and walked back to her dorm. Her footsteps echoed around the hallways and the darkness was really starting to freak her out.
There better not be any ghosts.
She made her way outside the building, heading to the girl's dorm.
"It sure is dark..." Mikan muttered to herself as she picked up her pace a bit. The eerie evening only got darker, towering over the girl like a laughing giant.
"Well, well, well. Seems like the mission should be quite easy." Mikan froze at the voice.
He stared at himself in the mirror. Did he always look this mature and cold? When was the last time he truly laughed?
He turned around and stared at the envelope sitting on his bed. Tonight would be the day he truly couldn't turn back.
He was ordered to kill, an innocent girl at that. He sighed silently before walking over to his closet, taking all his casual clothes and uniforms out of the way. At the back of the closet, was his mission uniform, consisting of a sky blue t-shirt worn under a celeste and white trench coat, matched with sky blue pants.
A gun was strapped on his belt like usual. He put one his azure boots and his ice blue mask decorated with snowflakes and ice shards. Finally, he wore azure fingerless gloves, a way to keep his alice more controlled.
Glancing in the mirror one last time, he let a smirk out.
"It's game time."
Jumping and moving as quickly as the wind, the male quickly spotted his target.
"I thought no one was supposed to be out after 8." The boy chuckled to himself darkly. All the more easy when he doesn't have to sneak into her room.
Hopping down from the branch he stood at silently like a shadow, he stood behind her in a second.
"Well, well, well. Seems like the mission should be quite easy." Mikan spun on her heels only to face a boy she's never seen.
"W-Who are you?" She asked, backing away, her face completely filled with fear. The male only grinned wider.
"Oh? You don't know me?" He laughed.
"Call me Tsukaite no Kōri." Mikan's eyes widened at the name and backed off further, only to bump into a tree.
"What do you want?" She demanded, though it came out almost like a whisper.
"What do I want?" His smile disappeared as he only came closer, a hairsbreadth away.
"I'm going to kill you." He whispered straight into her ear, sending shivers down her spine. He had a weird affect on her. Sure, she was scared, but there was something else, something like attraction.
Mikan gulped.
"K-Kill me?" She stared up at the cold eyes behind the mask he wore. He nodded silently and stretched his arm. Instantly, cold wind flew around them, snow instantly appeared and made a tornado.
Mikan screamed, but it was drowned out by the sound of the storm.
Seconds later, the storm dispersed, not a single trace of snow left. In Tsukaite no Kōri's hands was a long, ice blue sword with the hilt an aqua color. The hilt was designed to look like ice shards, with two symmetrical shards on both sides. A faint pattern ran from the grip down to the base of the hilt, and gradually faded on the blade. In the middle of the hilt was a pale, glowing stone.
The thing was completely made of ice.
"Don't worry. I'll make sure it won't hurt too bad." He whispered before lifted the sword over his head, ready to strike.
"Sakura-san!"
"Mikan-chan!" Voices were heard in a distance, searching for her. The school must have noticed her absence.
Clicking his tongue in annoyance, Tsukaite no Kōri disappeared with a gush of icy wind.
Mikan slid down the tree, her legs so shaky she could no longer feel them. She was breathing hard, her eyes wide with shock and fear.
"Mikan!" Her gang of friends and a few teachers raced to her, asking if she was alright. She nodded her head shakily.
"Sakura, I'm quite sure that I made it very clear to be in your room at 8." Jinno glared at her through his glasses, his lips pursed tightly.
"I-I'm sorry." She mumbled, not really listening, just knowing that she was being scolded.
"What happened?" Inchou asked softly as he kneeled down to her height.
"Tsukaite no Kōri. Tsukaite no Kōri wants to kill me."
Tsukaite no Kōri entered his DA class without hesitation. All eyes fell on him when he swung the door open and instantly hoots, whistles and cat calls filled the room.
"First failed mission, heh?" A boy his grade laughed and gave him a twisted grin. Numerous laughed along with him.
"And who said that they never fail, eh, sempai?" Another called. Tsukaite no Kōri ignored them as he walked straight to Persona.
"Well?" Persona crossed his arms, clearly not pleased with his results.
"The mission isn't even over. I never said I would do it in just one day, didn't I?" The boy turned around and eyed the only other 6 students of the DA class. They didn't make a sound.
"What are you planning to do?" Persona raised his eyebrows and leaned on the wall behind him.
"Don't worry, I'll kill her for sure. It's game time."
Mikan stared at the guards outside her room wearily. Why did she, out of 9 million people in Tokyo, have to be the one targeted?
She hated being followed more than anything now.
The guards didn't leave the classroom either, two waiting outside the doors and two standing at the back of the class.
Mikan groaned.
"Damn, you got a lot of bodyguards." Koko commented as he took a seat in front of her, turning around to face her.
"They're annoying." Mikan muttered, banging her head on the table.
"They're for your good." Hotaru stated as she took a seat next to the girl, Koko nodding along, his smile stretching wider.
"Hey, maybe we could play pranks on them!" He joked, Kitsu and Mochu walking over and laughing as well.
Mikan glared at them.
"It's not nice to play pranks." She grumbled. Koko gave the girl a not-so-light pat on the head.
"Ow!" Mikan whined, rubbing her aching head.
"Cheer up, Mikan! Just wait till this Tsukaita no Kiro—"
"Tsukaite no Kōri." Hotaru corrected, tinkering with her inventions again. Koko laughed sheepishly.
"Right! Just wait till this Tsukaite no Kōri is gone." He grinned again, Kitsu and Mochu playing a game of poker and nodding along.
"I don't think he's going to leave anytime soon." Mikan stated as she scooted closer to Kitsu and Mochu to see how they were going.
"Hm...Well, you never know." He shrugged before taking out a deck of cards.
"Wanna play?"
Mikan sat alone in the classroom, studying for the upcoming math test. Her four guards still standing around her.
A knock was heard on the door and instantly, the four guard's hands flew onto the gun strapped on their belt.
"Mikan?" Mikan grinned at the boy who walking in, eyeing the guards.
"Woah, was I about to get shot?" He joked before taking a seat next to the girl.
"Maybe." Mikan laughed.
"Ne, do you get this part for math?" She asked as she pointed to an equation. Koko stared at the paper before giving her a sly smile.
"Well, I do get a 60 for most of my math tests. If you don't mind, I could teach you." Mikan grabbed her paper and tucked it away, eyeing the boy.
"No thanks." Koko laughed before he stood up and gave her a light pat on the head.
"Don't stay up too late. Come on, let's go." He said before turning around and walked towards the door. He looked back.
"You don't wanna get attacked again, hm?" Mikan nodded and quickly stuffed all her papers into her bag and raced towards him.
"You guys don't have to guard me anymore! I'll be going with Koko." She called to the guards. The four glanced at each other nervously and shook their heads.
"Eh, don't worry. If you really find her dead the next day, then I'll be the main suspect right? If I were Tsukaite no Kōri, I wouldn't be that stupid." The boy grinned before grabbing Mikan's wrist and waved the four guards goodnight.
"Alright, I'll walk you to your room since I'm such a gentlemen." Mikan rolled her eyes at his comment and gave a small giggle.
"Right. You're such a gentlemen." She commented and couldn't help but notice his hands were still on hers.
"Was that sarcasm I hear, young lady?" His tone changed into a british accent, making Mikan burst out laughing. She tugged on his hand making him halt.
"I don't want to go to my room." She stated. Koko stared at her for a heartbeat before he regained his happy-go-lucky composure.
"Then where do you wanna go? It's almost..." He checked the clock on the school building.
"...7:15. There's no time to go anywhere." He stated giving her a soft smile, like he would when telling a child they couldn't go to the playground.
"Can I sleep in your room?"
Koko had no idea why she said that, but he found himself changing directions and heading the the boy's dorm instead. He didn't know why he did that either.
"You know it's not safe to spend the night at a 18 year old male's room, right?" He stated as he took out his key card.
"You also know that the school's gonna freak out when they find you missing in your room, right?" His actions were the total opposite to his words, because in seconds his door was unlocked and he dragged the nodding girl to his room.
"First, I know you won't rape me." Koko lifted his eyebrows as if to say, 'are you sure?'
"Second, the guards should know that I'm with you so if they don't find me in my room, they'll surely come look for you." Mikan jumped onto the bed and stretched out.
"You sure give me lots of trouble." Koko grumbled lightly before going to the kitchen to get something to drink.
"Strawberry soda?" He called from the kitchen, knowing it was her favorite drink.
"Yeah." She called back. Koko sat next to her on the bed, setting down her cup of soda on his bedside table.
"Why are you a special star?" Mikan asked as she rolled on the bed, facing him. Koko shrugged.
"Maybe it's 'cause of my looks." He grinned and earned a light slap from the girl. She yawned.
"Hm...I'm so tired..." Mikan murmured sleepily. Koko chuckled a little at her statement and turned over to look at her, ready to tease her only to find the girl already asleep.
He sighed.
"Mikan?" He called softly. No reply.
"Mikan." He called again, shaking her slightly. Still no reply. Koko stared at her sleeping face and couldn't help but think back to the time when they were little, so carefree and innocent.
He couldn't help but lean down and give her a sweet kiss.
I don't even know why I love romances. Maybe I should focus more on action stories? Nah, I'll just mix those two together :P Anyways, I look forward to reviews. ^.^
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