"You guys look so happy?" Hideyos.h.i.+ commented once all six of them meet up."Will you believe us if we tell you that Eureka actually let us sleep over in her place last night?" Karen asked beaming.
"Did she now? That"s great then," Mamoru replied.
"She really is changing isn"t she?" Feena followed.
"And I"m really happy for that change," Azusa smiled happily and looked at Feena.
Eureka"s words last night truly helped clear up a lot in their minds. But to say that they"re going to confess now? Would be totally impossible. Maybe someday, someday they"ll have the courage to confess and accept the fact that they could be rejected as well.
"Did she say anything to you last night? About what"s bothering her?" Raven asked.
"No, she was completely adamant on not saying anything even when I asked," Feena replied.
"She lends an ear when we needed one, but she just couldn"t let us lend her an ear as well, could she?" Azusa sighed.
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"That time will come, for now we have to train as hard as we can. Now go to your own groups we have a lot of training to do," Raven commanded.
*****
"For the training today, we will be using this," Yukimura commanded and hold up a blindfold.
All the knights are gathered. The generals of each squad are beside him. The captains are in front.
"What we will train for the next few days, are your ability to sense the area around you. We will heighten your senses to help you when you are in battle. At the same time during this training you are not allowed to use your abilities, what you will be using are your physical abilities. The training ground shall be the forest near the academy," after finis.h.i.+ng what he has to say, murmurs erupted around.
That"s right the forest near the academy is actually very dangerous, wild animals lurk around, no one knows when but at some point these animals started having aura"s around them as well, which made them stronger. This forest was always off limits to the students, only the knights who have reached level one on their abilities are allowed to enter to train. And the forest was surrounded with barriers strong enough to stop any animal from coming out.
"All of you are to enter, whatever level your in, this will also develop your team work. The generals will oversee this training," that"s all and he turned his back.
The generals followed, one of them asked.
"What is with this sudden training sir?"
"We are all too relaxed this past few years, we just don"t want to repeat what happened to Leo."
The generals looked at each other and returned to their own squads. All squads are divided, three squad per week are to enter. The others shall continue their duties. The forest might be inside the kingdom but it is half the size of the entire kingdom.
Yukimura went straight to the palace after his announcement, he went straight to the inner hall, where Akihiro, Eureka and Kaoru is currently in.
"So in the end, you"re also betraying me," what he heard right after entering was Kaoru"s angry voice together with his anger filled eyes that is looking at Eureka.
"What do you mean betray?" Eureka asked not having any emotion.
"You chose to be on their side and listened to their nonsense, isn"t that why I"m being interrogated right now?"
"Don"t get the wrong idea, they never said anything to me but the other way around," Eureka replied.
Kaoru was had nothing to say after hearing her sentence.
"Indeed, I told them of all your doings."
*FLASHBACK*
"And, one more," Eureka stared at them and said.
Both of them looked back at her.
"We need to apprehend Kaoru," like a bomb her words shocked the two of them greatly.
"Wh Why would we do that? Did he also have something to do to the destruction of those futures?" Akihiro asked in shock.
"He had invited me out yesterday."
"Wh Do you want to apprehend him just because he invited you out?" Yukimura asked.
"What kind of logic is that?" Eureka looked at him and asked without emotion.
"Then explain!!"
"The forest where we encountered those enemies, what is closest to it?"
"That forest was closest… to the academy," Akihiro replied.
"After what happened to those 40, I had been feeling different aura"s in there from the northern tower. But not long after they"d disappear."
"Disappear?"
"More like their presence were sealed."
Akihiro and Yukimura couldn"t speak.
"Don"t be shock now, that I know about it, your highness," Eureka once again said.
"And you do know that there is only one way for someone to not be detected by anyone even those who have detection ability."
"That is to use that ability," Akihiro replied.
"Yes, and him suddenly inviting me out, I have a feeling that there is a different purpose," Eureka replied looking defeated.
"Are you saying that he..." Akihiro couldn"t believe what he is hearing.
"You can believe me or not your highness, the final decision is still up to you. But my guard is already up against him."
*END OF FLASHBACK*
"So you, despite being my brother just went ahead and believed her?" Kaoru looked at Akihiro full of hatred.
"What really happened Kaoru?" Akihiro asked instead.
"Do you believe her words? Do you really think I could do that? And you Yukimura? You were so distrustful towards her why are you suddenly taking her side?"
"You have no memories of 20 years prior, right Kaoru?" Eureka asked.
Kaoru was taken a back, "And what of it? It doesn"t change the fact that you all are framing me for something I wouldn"t do."
Akihiro and Yukimura looked at each other, after taking Kaoru yesterday, Eureka told them about it. They didn"t believe at first but it seems that she was saying the truth.
"I should just," he then raised his hands but before he could do anything.
"Please, please I"m begging you. Whatever you heard from them, whatever vision they showed you, I"m begging you not to listen to them. I"m begging you to first listen to your brother. Don"t make anything that you"ll regret," Eureka held his hands and with her voice shaking begged him.
"Eureka," Akihiro murmured, of course, of course, how stupid of them.
Kaoru had been her guardian after coming here, who said she isn"t affected by this? Who said she don"t care about the people around her? She"s still young, yet she carried so much burden that not even them adults could handle.
"Why do you suddenly show such emotion now? Why even though I had been there for you all those times, you never opened up to me? Why do you look so sad right now? Why does your eyes, that is so empty, look so sad now?" Kaoru asked lowering his hands.
"You do know my eyes will never show emotion, right? Why ask such question," Eureka replied looking at his face as if she could see it.
"So you really did feel me back then?" Kaoru asked.
"I did, even before you showed up in front of all of them when we were talking about my eyes," Eureka replied talking about when the seven of them had tea together after the kidnapping incident.
"That"s right, I sealed my presence but suddenly released it, knowing Raven and the others they obviously know I was there already so showing up was my best choice," Kaoru smiled defeated.
"For now, will you speak to your brother?" Eureka asked.
"What for, you can just go and imprison me, no wonder you didn"t throw me out the instant I asked to stay by your side back then, no wonder you accepted my invitation, and no wonder you seemed conflicted."
"Kaoru, you were brainwashed, the choices you made after that was because false information were given to you."
"False? Who cares? In the end, he *points at Akihiro* took everything away from me," Kaoru replied full of hatred.
"Do you think that"s what the past you really feel?" Eureka asked, her voice stern.
Yukimura and Akihiro could only look back and forth, they had no idea where the conversation is going, but they could tell that Kaoru won"t do anything for now. They were on guard when he was about to raise his hand but it seems that Eureka had become a soft spot to him.
"What do you mean? He took the love of both our parents leaving me with nothing. He was the one she fell in love with. Yet in the end he still allowed her to die. He didn"t care when she left," Kaoru"s voice is shaking, with his emotions in turmoil once again.
"Wh Wait, wait, wait," Akihiro after hearing everything he said couldn"t help but b.u.t.t in.
"Are you certain about all those things?" Eureka instead didn"t allow him to do so.
"Huh? Of course I am, cause if all of those weren"t true then Haruka would still be here," Kaoru retorted.
"Then what does your past self say about that?" Eureka replied placing a bunch of parchments on the table.
They all looked down at it. Written at the front page was - "TO THE FUTURE KAORU"
"Read that and understand who your true enemy is, but if you still see the king as your enemy and you brought more danger to this kingdom. Then I shall be the one to take your life," Eureka said this with the coldest voice they ever heard of her. She then turned to leave.