Akatsuki averted the incoming danger. He managed to erase their memories and stopped them.
He told them to wait. And the principal who was talking, kept talking.
In the end, a volunteer was asked. They didn't have a place to stay so a host was asked to let them stay at their place.
It was home stay program.
Everyone was enthusiastic but the trouble of sheltering three person was bigger than their enthusiasm.
So no one wanted to. But Mizuki volunteered.
She took their responsibility and the college committee was happy.
The assembly was over and everyone went home.
On their way, they talked.
"Thank you for letting us stay at your place. I am Aisha. You can think of me as our leader."
The black haired beauty introduced herself.
Mizuki looked at her.
By her standard, she could easily become a model.
"But I noticed that you looked at one person quite angrily." Mizuki mentioned the incident where they were glaring at Akatsuki.
Although Akatsuki reverted everything, he didn't revert that.
So everyone remembered that thing.
"Ahhh." Aisha exclaimed.
"Well, it was like we were just surprised." The girl with grayish silver hair, Belle said.
"Surprised? Do you know him? Akatsuki, I mean." (M)
"Kind of. We met him one year after the gate was opened. He ventured in and we encountered each other. Then he stayed about a year there. But then he disappeared. But three years later we find him here. So we kinda got surprised." (B)
"I see." Mizuki said.
"Don't worry. It's just that we are seeing him after a long time so we got a bit emotional." Aisha said.
"No. I understand. Besides, he lives in the next house to mine. So you can visit him anytime you want." Mizuki said.
"Really? I thought he lived quite far away." Aisha was laughing.
"But isn't that why you agreed to volunteer?" Said Leah who was quiet all the time.
"Yes?!" Mizuki stopped.
"Hey Leah, don't say that." Aisha tried to reprimand her.
"No no.....it's fine. Well she isn't wrong. I was also a little curious about that. But more than anything, I felt that I somehow knew you guys." Mizuki gave her reason.
"Ohhh. I also thought that we knew each other." Aisha said.
They were all nearing the house when they saw Akatsuki.
He was with a girl and was in front of Mizukis house.
"Wait, what is he doing?" Aisha stopped and pointed at him.
Mizuki looked and froze. Because the girl he was with was her sister, Nana.
"What is he doing to my sister?" Mizuki said and started walking towards them.
"Ohhh. So that's your sister." Aisha said.
Akatsuki was talking to Nana and before Mizuki could reach them, he left.
Mizuki went to her sister and caught her.
"Hey Nana, what was he doing to you?" She asked.
"Nothing. He just helped me out when a few guys were trying to hit on me." Her sister Nana replied.
"Hit on you?" The reason left Mizuki dumbfounded.
"Yeah. It was just around the corner in front of the park. He came to my rescue and escorted me. He said that he lived next door to us." Nana said.
"You said the park. He went in that direction too. Was someone with him?" Mizuki frantically asked.
"I didn't notice. But I saw a woman who was with him. But not sure." Nana shrugged it off.
As soon as she heard that, she started running.
"Where are you going?" Nana asked her sister slightly raising her voice.
"To the park. Take them inside. I'll be back in a while." She said and ran even faster.
And a minute later, she couldn't be seem anymore.
"Where did she go?" Nana asked the girls.
"Don't know." Aisha shrugged.
They introduced each other to Nana and went inside.
Mizuki kept running until she got to the park.
When she stopped near it, she saw Akatsuki.
Sitting on a bench with a woman.
That woman was wearing flashy clothes and looked quite fashionable.
Completely different from Akatsuki's simple looks.
And yet they chatted like they got along.
This somehow irritated Mizuki.
"Why is it that he is talking to her?" Such thoughts came to her mind.
"Maybe I should sneak up on them. Try to listen in on their conversation." Mizuki said.
"But why do I get the feeling that it's not my first time doing something like this?" She was bewildered. At her own thoughts.
But she still did it.