Last time: She said and I glared at her again, but blinked when she smiled at me.
'What is with this girl?'
I thought before Mikan and the others called for us to catch up.
"Coming!"
Hana yelled before smiling back at me.
"Come on Hineko."
She said and I sighed before following her after the others.
-Ice-
"Hey Hana, do you know what type of Alice you have?"
Mikan asked as we ate lunch in the courtyard.
"I know. Why?"
I asked and she smiled.
"Because I was wondering what class you'd be put in."
She said and I looked at her confused.
"What do you mean?"
I asked and Hotaru answered instead.
"Kids here are divided by their Alice types. There's the Active Alices, the Latent Alices, the Technological Alices, and the Dangerous Alices. Oh, and of course the Special Alices."
She said and I nodded as I thought about it.
"Who's in what?"
I asked and Mikan smiled.
"I'm in the Special Alice class and we have a lot of fun. Natsume-kun is in the Dangerous Alice class. And Hotaru and the others are in the other classes."
Mikan said and I nodded. It had only been three days and I'd successfully managed to keep my Alice hidden from the others. The teachers all knew what it was, but the students were another story. I wouldn't mind showing Mikan and the others, but I'd made a promise to my brother not to show off with my powers. He'd said it often got others interested when they shouldn't be.
"We have club activities today so you should find out which class you're in."
Yu said and I nodded as I bit into my apple. I suddenly felt a presence behind me and turned to see the masked man from the other day. Natsume turned to see what I was staring at and I saw him freeze. When the masked man beckoned me forward I sighed.
"Umm, guys. I'll be right back."
I said as I got up and walked over to him. When I was out of view of my friends I leaned against a tree and took another bite out of my apple.
"What do you want this time?"
I asked and he looked at me.
"Hana, I…"
He started, but was cut off when Natsume showed up.
"Persona, what are you doing here?"
He asked and the masked man, Persona, smirked.
"The principals and the ESP would like to have a word with Hana, and I was asked to bring her."
He said and I sighed.
"Am I not allowed to relax?"
I asked and both males looked at me. I rolled my eyes at them before pushing off from the tree.
"Well, lead the way if you must."
I said and Persona nodded before turning and walking into the woods. I sighed before following after, but Natsume grabbed my arm.
"Wha-"
I started but he cut me off.
"Be careful around them."
He said and I was shocked at the seriousness in his voice. I smiled up at him before resting my hand on the side of his face.
"Don't worry so much about me Hineko, I can take care of myself."
I said before turning and following Persona into the woods.
-Natsume-
I watched as Hana disappeared into the woods after Persona.
'What could the ESP and the principals want with her?'
I wondered as I walked back to the others.
"Where's Hana?"
Mikan asked when she realized she was gone.
"Narumi called for her so she went to go see what he wanted."
I lied quickly and Mikan smiled. I sat down and ate my lunch in silence.
'Please be careful Hana.'
I thought with a sigh.
-Persona-
'How? How am I going to tell her I'm her brother? And even if I do, how will I convince her I'm telling the truth?'
I wondered as we reached the ESP's private training ground. They were all waiting for her.
"Hana, how is your side?"
One of the principals asked and I heard Hana growl in response.
"It's healing, but still hurts like hell."
She said and I sighed in relief when she didn't say anything offensive.
"Well, as you know, today students are to go to their classes. But seeing the kind of Alice you have, you are classified as having a dangerous Alice."
One of the ESP said and Hana just shrugged.
"Okay, and?"
She asked and I heard one of the principals clear their throats.
"That means you will be working for us. Doing jobs here and there when we call for you."
They said and I flinched when I realized the temperature in the room had dropped a couple of degrees.
"And if I were to say no?"
She asked and I heard them all laugh.
"You have no say in the matter. You either cooperate willingly or we force you to cooperate."
The ESP said and I heard Hana laugh.
"Oh really? And how are you going to do that? Attack my family? Go ahead, my mother and father deserted me and my brother as kids. Attack my brother? I say good luck finding him, he's been missing from my life since I was seven."
She said and I cringed at the hatred in her voice.
"So you don't know?"
One of the ESP asked and Hana looked at them confused.
"Know what?"
She asked and they laughed as they motioned me forward.
'Please no, don't tell her like this.'
I begged in my mind, even thought I could tell that was the ESP's plan.
"your brother, he was taken from you when you were younger correct?"
They asked and Hana nodded.
"Yes, but I don't see what that has to do with anything."
She said and I came to stand beside her.
"Your brother was taken from you and brought here. He's been here for the past twelve years."
They said and I saw Hana narrow her eyes at them.
"You lie."
She said and they laughed.
"Ask him yourself. He's standing right next to you."
They said and Hana turned to look at me.
"You? There's no way."
She said and I sighed as I unhooked my coat and let it fall to the floor, then took off my mask and let it fall to the ground as well.
Her eyes widened before narrowing to slits.
"This is some kind of trick. There's no way my brother wouldn't have come back to me."
She said and I sighed again.
"They told me they'd killed you. They showed me your body."
I said and she shook her head.
"No! You're not him, you're not Rei!"
She yelled and I felt the temperature of the air drop even more.
"Hana-kun, it's really me."
I said, calling her what I'd called her when we were kids.
"Don't call me that! Only my brother's allowed to call me that and you are not him!"
She screamed with her eyes shut tight.
"Hanazuki Icellia Seiro, do you really not believe me that much?"
I asked and her eyes widened as she looked at me in complete shock.
"R-Reiike?"
She asked and I smiled at her. Before I could even blink she threw herself at me and wrapped her arms around my waist and buried her head into my chest.
"Onii-chan."
She cried into my chest and I wrapped my arms around my sister. It had been so long since I last saw her.
"Aww, isn't that sweet?"
One of the ESP members asked and I froze.
"Now, will you be willing to cooperate? Or are we going to have to take drastic measures?"
They asked and someone came in and pulled me apart from Hana.
"Onii-chan!"
She screamed and I tried to get back to her but was knocked to the ground.
"Don't touch him!"
Hana yelled and I heard the ESP laugh.
"Will you cooperate?"
They asked and when Hana didn't respond I was kicked in the side. I coughed up blood and clenched my fists. I knew the repercussions for retaliating, so I just let them do as they wished.
"I said don't touch him!"
Hana screamed and my eyes widened when I saw my breath hang in the air. I turned to see Hana freeze the guy holding her back before she jumped up onto the table where the principals and the ESP sat. She reached out and grabbed the ESP that had spoken out and held them up by the collar of their shirt. She dangled them off the table, their feet kicking in the open air. People tried to restrain her, but she froze them in place.
"Let's get something straight here."
Hana said and everyone turned to look at her. I saw her usually red eyes were now an ice blue and she looked like she could kill in an instant.
'Has my sister really changed so much?'
I wondered as I listened to what she was saying.
"I'll do whatever 'jobs' you scumbags want me to do, but you do not mess with my friends, and you do not mess with my brother. Do I make myself clear?"
She asked and when no one said anything she sent ice crawling from her wrist up the ESP's neck.
"Answer me or I'll encase you in ice and drop you!"
She yelled and they all simultaneously yelled yes in response.
"Good. I'm glad we understand each other."
She said as she turned and dropped the ESP member back in their seat. She jumped down and walked over to me, the guard started to protest until Hana glared at him. She threw my arm over her shoulder and helped me to my feet.
"Oh, and as far as the school knows…"
She said stopping and turning to look at the principals and the ESP from over her shoulder.
"I'm in the Special Abilities Class. I'll be seeing ya."
She said before walking out of the room, supporting my weight as she went.
