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Kyoko's PoV

"You're alright!" Yoshiro shouted in my ear, "two more minutes and we would've barged in there to find you!"

As soon as I descended down the main steps of the hotel, the two idiots ran up to me.

"What happened? Are you harmed in any way?" Takumori asks as he opens the back seat door for me.

"No." I decide to hide certain things from them, "It just took me a while around and I dropped my ear piece, sorry for worrying you."

"That's good." Takumori says quietly as he started the engine.

"Anything suspicious at all?" Yoshiro asks as he took out a note pad. I assume his instincts told him something was up. For a guy who failed most of his written tests, he relies solely on his intuition.

"Actually, no." I lean my head against the window in exhaustion, "For the few hours I stayed, the IVC was a completely normal fancy party. There wasn't anything even close to said auction."

"...If you say so." After a pause, he stuffs the notepad back into his bag.

The drive became silent, I can tell they're both thinking. As per our friendship, they don't want to doubt me, but as the mission itself, they have the right to suspect me. Now I also need to do something about the other groups who're researching on Tres Spades.

"Oh by the way!" Yoshiro suddenly piped up, as if all the thinking has hurt his brain, "we met a pretty interesting guy at a café while we waited for you. He's also part of the Academy, if we're lucky we can see him tomorrow."

I proceed with the subject and mostly Yoshiro talked until we parked in the school parking lot.

"I'm beat. Good night!" I stretched my arms out as I head to the girls' dormitory. You know what, it's their business if they find out about the auctions. Whatever, I don't care anymore.

The next morning, at 7am, I drag myself out of bed like I do every day.

The Academy's rules are strict, all trainers must get to the auditorium by 7:30am. That is just brutal.

I changed into my uniform and head downstairs. There, I met up with Takumori. Moments later, a messy Yoshiro rushed in. His tie wasn't tied and his shoe laces were untied, his hair looks like a bird nest.

"Made it!"

There was still ten minutes. He must've read his watch wrong. This air head. I rolled my eyes and walked away.

There was a small room at the back corner of the auditorium, all of us had an interview there. Right now, it seems like someone's undergoing the same thing.

I peek into the large window on the door. There sat a boy with light brown, almost ginger hair.

That's strange, why's he in this room when he already has the Academy uniform on?

"Since you're from overseas, you'll be split into a different dormitory." The strict female instructor sitting across from him says. Literally every single student is afraid of her, I've never saw her show any signs of a smile.

"What...but my origin is Japanese. I just lived in America." The guy looked my age, since his back was to me, I couldn't see his expression.

The female instructor didn't even look up at him, "No chance. That will be $350 a month, starting this month."

Wow. That's hella expensive considering us normal students only need to pay $200. And I heard the from overseas dorm was further from the main building.

I thought the guy would try to continue to pursue her, like I would do if I were in his shoes.

He sighed lightly, when he spoke, his tone of voice was of a lost child, "I've lived my entire life in America, I've never even been back to Japan since my step father doesn't allow it. Now, I'm finally back to my home country, yet I'm treated like an outsider.... I, I just wish to be here, like the rest. With no exceptional as 'someone from overseas'...."

I sneered in amusement. He's obviously faking it so she can be moved. I think it sounds pretty fake, but since he's probably also making faces, it'd be more convincing if I were the instructor. But still, even if he is native Japanese, if he never lived in the country, he still counts as 'from overseas'. She can't possibly—

Surprised, I stared at the female instructor, who dabbed the edges of her eyes really quickly. I gasped when she says with a slightly cracked voice, "just, hand me the two hundred dollars."

I assume he grinned very gratefully as he handed the money, then stood up and bowed deeply, "Thank you very much!"

I walked away from the door as he stood up. This guy's got skills. Who is he?

I leaned against the wall and tossed glances at him as he walked out of the room. I can tell even from where I am that he's a cute guy. But I don't feel anything. Sometimes I wonder if I'm seriously made of stone.

"Hey...that's him!" Yoshiro popped up from behind me, followed by Takumori.

"The guy you met at the café yesterday?" I guessed, they nodded. I look back to the ginger-head, he has a really sweet face. No one would ever suspect him to doing anything bad...like what he did just now.

"By our conversation, he seemed like such a nice guy. The kind when even speaking one lie will make him totally flustered." Yoshiro analyzes.

That is not true at all. After witnessing his act that moved even the strictest instructor in the Academy, I know he's not what he seems.

(Reminds me of Chiaki OvO)

I watched as he strolled across the auditorium and onto the large stage, where Director Sakai gestured him to stand beside him.

"This is Jayden Hiroshi." His voice booms through the room, "if you didn't notice, he has a Japanese surname but an English given name. That is because his origin is Japanese, but grew up overseas, so his legal name is English."

Jayden's confidence was hidden very well in his eyes as he has a modest expression on.

I stopped listening to the rest of the intro until he bowed and got off stage.

"Now, about the results of the mission yesterday...."

I feel a small sense of relief when everybody shook their heads dejectedly. Good, none of them found anything. Tres Spades cover their tracks well.

Sakai narrowed his eyes in thought, "so it's either you all aren't good enough, or they aren't hiding anything."

I very much agree with the first one, I mean really? None of them found anything?

"Kishi, Nakamaru, and Takeda." I look up at him when he calls our surnames, "you three have the highest overall marks in everything. Hiroshi, join them to investigate one last time. The rest of you will go through fitness training for today."

He's favoring us, how come? He always sounds funny when he says my surname.

"Yo, Hiroshi!" Yoshiro called out. I caught Hiroshi's distant expression before he turned to us. I just feel like I should stay away from this guy.

"You guys can discuss the details, call me when we're ready to move." I say to Takumori, who only nodded. I like how he never questions my actions.

I made sure that all Hiroshi saw was my back before exiting the auditorium.

Arian's PoV

I kept track on the GPS signal on Kyoko's phone. She isn't going anywhere out of the ordinary. But, why's she going out of the school building when it's class time?

Probably another mission?

I've been slightly more paranoid ever since that big incident yesterday night.

Mamoru draped an arm around my shoulder and leaned me against him gently.

"She's protecting ya, too, Arian." He says, "She most definitely will get more credit if she reveals Tres Spades' secret, but she didn't, for you. Because you're involved, you'd be in danger if the police get access to the name list."

"I know." I whispered, "she's never came back once after moving out. She just doesn't want to see me."

"Don't sweat it so much." He gently plant a kiss on my head, "...as her father, I have part of the responsibility too."

"But you didn't know anything, it's my—"

I was completely caught off guard when he silenced me with his lips.

"I'll talk with her somehow, I've connections with the college she's attending anyway."

With his comforting, slowly, I relax.

Jayden's PoV

Against my step father's will, I registered my own visa and made it to Japan, only for her.

We met six months ago, in Santorini. She was extremely secretive as she won't even tell me her name, or where she travelled from. But we spoke Japanese with each other, I was sure she's Japanese.

We hung out as travelling buddies, even though she's often quiet, it was fun together and her smile was beautiful.

One time during lunch, she dropped her bag, several papers fell out. I helped her gather them up.

I saw an acceptance letter from this school, I didn't even get to catch her name when she snatched the letter away and mumbled that it was nothing. Though just in that split second, I remembered this school by heart.

Three days before I needed to leave Santorini, we arranged to meet somewhere. She actually looked like she was starting to enjoy herself around me. I bought her a bracelet from a shop nearby, and waited.

And waited.

Hours passed, she never came. She didn't give me any kind of contact information.

Without a trace and like thin air, she simply disappeared.

That was the last time I saw her...and I can't forget about her no matter what.

"Heeeeeyy~" Yoshiro waved his hand in front of my face.

"Ahaha, sorry...what was that?" I scratched my head in a sheepish manner.

"The Academy suspects this hotel of having an illegal black market auction." Takumori hands me a folder. I read through it quickly.

"Oh yeah, who was that girl that Director Sakai called Kishi?" I ask, I could tell she was avoiding me. This has never happened to me before. I had plenty of female friends, but none of them were ever like that.

"Her name is Kyoko Kishi. She appears distant, but she cares about people around her. Think of it as a tsundere." Yoshiro says.

"I see. Sorry if I won't be much help, you know why I enrolled." I respond with an apologetic tone, I'm here solely to find her, nothing else.

"No, you will be." Takumori says, patting my shoulder lightly, "if we do find evidence, it's important to take clear photos are proof. And both Yoshiro and I are shaky when it comes to cameras, and Kyoko usually plays bait...so...."

"No problemo!" I clutch onto my bag, which contained my camera.

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January 11, 2016

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