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Chapter Four

I forgot that I was already done with this one also... Sorry for the wait! Another reason was the stupid typhoon cutting electricity at our place.

also.

Arryn: Tenma won't take long in the future, he'll just be there for a while and then go back in the past…

So, I'll leave it at that. Enjoyy!

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FUTURE

** Tenma's POV **

After five minutes of walking down numerous hallways, we finally arrived at what seemed like a conference room, with a big wooden door shaped like an arc towering eighteen feet over us while spanning fifteen feet in width, someone could easily mistake this as a ballroom door.

SARU opened the door and came in first, Fei followed and motioned me to do the same. I was still a bit nervous on knowing what lies behind but went in anyway. What greeted me was a warm, inviting atmosphere as light beige walls lined with shelves in which books of assortment were arranged randomly, yet neatly. A rich, velvet carpet washes the room with elegance and a crystal chandelier, litted with candles, hanging over a large oval table at the middle of the room. What got me was the large chair at the very point of the oval table just screaming with elegance, I would not refer to it simply as a chair but as a throne, being made by mahogany colored wood embellished with sparkling pieces of jade and sapphire stones and a red cushion placed on the chair also added to its simplicity and elegance. I was truly awestruck with the room's class, perhaps albeit too much because I didn't even realize that Fei was waving her hands mere inches from my face.

" ...earth to Tenma, did you hear what we said? " Fei said suppresing a small laugh, I saw SARU chuckle as well, though he hid it too well to be noticed.

" Just in case it's not clear. Only selected members of Feida will be here later for you introduction, maybe only seven or less, including us of course, will be here in about~ " he stopped to look at the clock " twenty minutes or so.. "

My nerves finally get to me, what if they don't accept me? If by chance they do will it last for long? So much what if questions flooded my mind that I again failed to notice a waving hand in front of my face, only this time it was SARU's. " You can't hide your thoughts from me, I know your nervous. " he said in his usual stern tone.

" Just don't worry about it, they'll be accepting, well mostly all of them, but we'll just see later. " Fei further continued. " Speaking of which Tenma, go inside the door on the farther end of the room... behind the chair you fancy so much. " he added with a sarcastic tone.

I expected that both of them would notice what I was thinking, being mind-readers and all, still a small shade of pink escaped from my cheeks while I walked towards the room where Fei told me to wait... I opened the door to see a simply conceived waiting area, cream yellow walls lined with white,on the side was a simple, furry couch and a glass coffee table in the middle, and a large window opposing the couch, draped in velvety red curtains. There was also a small library on the side opposite of the furnitures just by the window. So, I just simply lied on the couch, one arm covering my eyes and the other on my side, waiting for time to pass until SARU's plan to introduce me to the rest of this organization.

Then memories of my family and friends started to flood my thoughts ( A/N: I'm too lazy to specify all the memories. Forgive me for that. ). I frown a little and remove my arm from my eyes and move it just above my head, staring at the white ceiling, I let a sigh escape my mouth while muttering.

" How I wish I could be with them. "

PAST

* Riverbank - 3:45 PM *

** Someone's POV **

I sat at the bench overlooking the soccer field. I took an early leave from practice today, no one was in the mood to even score a goal. It was like playing with puppets, too boring. So, I excused myself from them, implying that I was feeling a fever catching up. It wasn't exactly a lie, I was feeling light-headed all day though I could have still managed practice if I wanted to. I headed on home, only thinking of the joy- other than the occasional headaches-I was feeling when he went missing.

It has been almost a week since he disappeared without a trace... Well, I only devised the accident but, this, this was better! I won't have to see him again and listen to him rant around, being cheerful and all. God it made mej nuts. I've always hated him from the start, seeing him made me sick, hearing him made me mad, I just really couldn't stand him, even the mere mention of his name made me nuts...

His disapperance had taken a huge toll on the team but I needed to pretend that I was affected by it too, the team would think of me as a heartless person, even have doubts about my friendship with him if I'd shown happiness instead. Kurama had no problems with the team after expressing his- joy -after what happened, Amagi then got angry at him and yelled at him for being that thick, but he just shrugged it off, Kurumada just told him to forget about it and something about he always voiced his dislike for Tenma so it was just natural. He was pretty lucky, I couldn't voice my anger towards him like he does.

Speaking of Kurama, he nears approach...

" Kurama, guess their mood got to you too eh? " I stated in a grim tone.

" Hm. It's not that it's just... " he paused for a while, seemingly arranging his thoughts. " .. you wouldn't have anything to do with his disappearance now would you? " he continued in a questioning, yet joyful tone. I couldn't help but chuckle at his display of emotion. " I wish. " I continued " It seems like there's something you want to say to me, come on spill it. "

He takes a deep breath and finally talks " You'll be quite happy to hear this, according to~ " he stops to check the perimeter else someone might hear, both of us heard a shrug behind the bushes and trees behind the bench currently we sat on, but came to a conclusion that possibly the rustling was simply caused by squirrels. " ~the men said that Tenma was hit by some large debris straight on the chest that left him paralyzed and badly wounded. " the last few words repeated through my ears, I was glad, yet at the same time a small pang of guilt coursed through me, it couldn't possibly be guilt now could it? I just push it out of my mind and get to what Kurama was saying next.

" then they thought he was dead so they made sure no evidence of us were left at the scene, however... " he again pauses to arrange his thoughts " Tenma woke up and got sight of them, though the two confirmed that even though he was looking straight at them from a distance, he did not recognize or even see a silhouette of the two. "

I sat there quiet for a while, removing from my head the chance that he was dead. " What next? "

" The two fled, quiet and sure that no evidence was left behind. "

" Good. " I said ever so quietly.

** Normal POV **

While the two were sat on the bench, talking secretively about the so-called 'accident' , someone was eavesdropping on them, and caught every bit of detail he heard. Slowly coming out from hiding behind the bush-surrounded-tree, he accidentally stepped onto a twig and fell, making a suspicious sound to the two situated on the bench. Both immediately stood from where they were situated and head off the riverbank.

He gave a quiet sigh and sat upright on the base of the tree he was near in. He took a few more minutes of thinking and gathering in all the information he learned before calming down and took his place a the bottom of the tree beside him.

" It couldn't possibly be him... most of all him. " he muttered to himself " Kurama I still understand but him? ". Still in shock, he stood up, brushed off the dirt he accumulated when he fell and headed eastward towards one place. Raimon

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** Kurama's POV **

" You were right Kurama... he was watching us. "

Both of us, unlike him, were perfectly hidden behind the tall, thick trees directly parallel across where he was hiding...

" Hmm, he always has been this clever. I wouldn't be shocked if news would be spread out to the team about this. " I replied nervously.

" Who said we would let him? " he replied while walking towards where our-so-called spy was headed. I really wished that he didn't follow us...

" Why did you have to spy on us Shindou... " I muttered

FUTURE

** Tenma's POV **

I was staring at the ceiling for at least several minutes then I lost track of time before an untolerable wave of pain pulsed through my upper body that knocked me off the couch. Adding to the pain that I was already feeling on my chest and upper ribs was a not-that-much-excruciating pain that was starting to form just by my right side, which I assumed the side that I fell on. About to call for help, I suddenly remember the morphine pills Fei handed to me earlier. I glance at my surroundings to see some of the pills scattered just a few feet under the glass table near me, struggling to get up. I just tried to reach for at least two pills to sweet success, swallowed it quickly and waited until the pain subsided to a dull throb. I sat up, picked up the spilt pills on the floor, and stood up with the support of both the table and couch that I was in between.

Halfway to standing up, an eerily familiar voice was in my head saying something I really couldn't understand, progressively it became clearer and clearer until I finally realized it was Fei using I think it was called telepathy, though I didn't know how, I just stayed quiet and listened to what he was saying. I've seen and experienced a lot of weird stuff lately so this wasn't that new.

" Tenma! Get ready, SARU's gonna introduce you in two minutes. " he said telepathically, I didn't know how to reply to him so I just did the next thing that popped into my mind, think the reply in my mind.

" Sure then... " I said into my head.

" Good-wait, how can youu? Nevermind, just go get ready okay. " he replied back and I felt his presence leave my mindscape. I did as I was told to and waited three steps before the door. I heard faint murmurs from the other side like there was a disagreement or something. Although I'm really nervous, everything will work out somehow, right?

I hear a loud, yet stern voice calling to silence the argument, pretty much from SARU. Then all quieted down until he decided to speak up again.

" Some of you've seen him already, well, here he is... Matsukaze Tenma ".

Assuming that was my cue, I took a deep breath, and positioned my hands in the handle for me to enter and make a nice impression.

" Here goes... "

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* If the he/him was italicized in Kurama's POV. It was referring to Shindou.

* Shindou's the one who spied on Kurama and the other...

I got confused over who's who while writing Kurama's POV, so I added the note.

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