Chapter- 4: Unpleasant Past

Alice stood there breathless. She wanted to hear the tune more carefully. After standing there for some more time Alice came to conclusion that it was the tune Shun played on her 12 th Birthday. She had no doubt.

Maika looked at Alice unsure about the girl standing next to her. She was crying just a moment ago and now she looks as if though someone gave her a noble prize.

"Alice you okay?"

"Maika can you please take me to the person who's playing this?"

"What! Alice you got to be kidding me! Seriously, everybody in the school believes that the prince is the future fiancé of Jovia and you know what I don't know if it's true but prince is also the best friend of student council president."

"Who is this prince actually?"

"Nobody knows, nobody ever saw him, never talked to him, it's just Jovia and student council president. But no doubt he's a prince cause he stands out in every exam. Even the president couldn't beat him. 2 years ago he came to this school and he's the one to make the record. He's the only one who got 100 out of 100 in the admission test of St. Rosaria. But he's a mystery."

"2 years ago that's exactly the time Shun disappeared. Maybe the one who's playing the tune is Shun. And if it's true I need to get to him and I need to tell Dan and the others about it." Alice thought.

"Alice you there?"

"Oh sorry Maika. I just am…."

"Better explain. You've been acting weird. After that vibrating of the phone. You started crying and now you're curious about tune and asking me of impossible."

"It's just the tune is very familiar to me. It used to be played by one of my best friend. That's why I'm so curious."

"Then why were you crying?"

"It's just… I can't tell…" Alice felt an aggressive pain inside her thinking about the lines of the message.

"I'm sorry if you don't want to it's okay but let me know if you ever need any help."

"Maika can you please take me to the person…."

"Once again fine I'll take you but you never know what can wait for you. Even you and I can get expelled. But I'll need some time. Well I also want to know about the prince." Maika smiled at Alice.

Alice smiled her back. She felt like she wasn't alone anymore.

"I will find Shun and bring him back. I will again wish Shun with the jade vines on his birthday."

All this thoughts made Alice very happy.

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The last class of St. Rosaria ends at 4:30. It was 4:20. In class-B it was history class by Ms. Sandra. According to Maika it was the most boring class in the entire school. Ms. Sandra was reading a chapter of Vietnam war from the book. But she was unaware that one of the students in the class was not listening to her. Infact was looking outside through the window.

"Only if only back then that never happaned. How many days do I have to carry the burden all alone. Dan, Runo, Marucho, Julie, Klaus and everyone. How many days do I have to lie to them. I have to pretend that I don't know anything."

Alice thought. She was exhausted from hiding a truth from everyone. Alice could remember clearly that night from 2 years before. She could remember what happened that night as she started to recall them all-

"There was a body lying beside me covered with blood. It was a women. I suddenly realized the woman lying beside me covered with blood was my mother. I tried to reach my mother but for some reason I couldn't. My whole body was shaking. Then I felt someone's arm on my head and heard a voice, "Everything will be alright Alice…. Everything will be alright…." It was Ms. Kazami. Then Shun? I looked here and there for Shun but as I saw Shun I froze to death. Shun was also covered with blood like my mom! I felt something on my cheek. Tears. Ms. Kazami was crying. Maybe she knew that nothing would ever be alright….."

Suddenly the bell rang breaking Alice's thoughts.

"Alice! Are you crying?"

"Oh no Maika. I was just….."

"Anyways where do you live?"

"Um that way…"

"You seem to live in Kuso's place. I live just two blocks away. Want me to accompany you on the way?"

"Sure. Eh Maika but I'm not going there I mean to Kuso's place. Um do you know the Kazami's house? I'm going there."

"Kazami. Yeah I know them. Follow me."

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"Alice!"

Dan and Runo came running towards Alice as Alice stepped inside place where she last stepped 2 years ago. Julie and Marucho were behind them.

Runo couldn't hold her tears. She started crying holding Alice's hands. Dan kept his head down. Julie also kept her head down but tears were too rollng from her eyes. Marucho was talking to his butler.

"Alice it's true. Shun really left us. He really left us."

"Oh Shun buddy were you that much mad at me that you left us all for real." Dan said as he started to rememberl the last fight he had with Shun 2 years ago.

Alice heard none of the words Dan or Runo said. Cause she knew Shun wasn't dead. Shun's alive. He has to. But she was tired of hearing those sad 3 words again and again.

"Shun's not dead. He can't be. He wouldn't leave us that soon. He wouldn't leave without taking the "Red Letter". He wouldn't die without knowing the truth. Without proving something that he needs to proov to a very special person. Would he? I know shun's not really dead. Cause he….."

Suddenly Alice felt a very strong arm on her shoulder and heard a very strong voice.

"Young girl."

Alice looked behind and saw a man. She realized the man instantly. The man was also there in that night and that was the last time she ever saw the man. It was Shun's father, Mr. Kazami. Alice didn't know what to do? For some reason Alice felt something very painful inside her. Guilt. Why? Alice knew why but she kept quiet.

The man stared at Alice for some time then he turned to others.

"I'm sorry if my son ever misbehaved with any of you. He was stubborn. Very stubborn. He never cared or listened to anyone. So it's very likely for him to misbehave. I'm really sorry for all his bad conduct."

After saying all that the man didn't stand there for even a single moment. They all saw the man leaving the funeral of his one and only son, getting into the car and was soon away. At last Dan spoke breaking the silence,

"Don't you think he was complaining about Shun just a moment ago! If my dad was there he would have cried and do nothing other then that. I'm not sure but I know my father wouldn't have complained about me."

"He's feelingless!" said Runo

"He's quiet mysterious like Shun. I never saw him before here in Shun's place." Marucho said which was absolutely true.

"How can he leave his only son's funeral so quickly without even dropping a single tear!" Julie exclaimed.

Only Alice said nothing cause she knew the man from a very early time and knows why he said all that about Shun.

Suddenly Klaus came rushing to them and saying,

"I can't believe Shun kept that a secret."

"What?" they all asked.

"I can't believe Shun was this big liar."

"What?" again they all asked.

"I can't believe Shun never told us about him."

Now Dan was really annoyed.

"I don't know Klaus what you believe or disbelieve but just tell us what's the secret."

"Shun has a brother of whom he never told us about."

"What!" all of them were pretty surprised hearing this. Even Alice was surprised.

"Shun had a brother. Then why Shun or his parents never mentioned about his brother when they came to Russia during christmas? or why his brother never came along with them? If Shun really has a brother then where is he now?"

A number of question started to pop in Alice's head about the mysterious brother of Shun.

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Hi everyone! It's cyclone. Thanks for reading I tried my best to update as soon as possible but I don't know whether I'll be able to update the next chapter that soon cause I got a competition ahead. But I'll try my best to uptade!