Chapter 10 - The transfer student.

Yuudai and Emi were back at the university where they studied.

"Good morning Yuudai" Shika said.

"Oh Shika, you're finally back" Yuudai said. "I thought that you would recover in a few days"

"So that's how poison feels, huh?" Shika said while she sat on her seat. "Who would have thought that Shuji was a killer?"

"It's great that you recovered" Yuudai said.

"Hye, have you heard about the transfer student?" Shika asked.

Yuudai wasn't paying much attention, he was focused on writing something on his notebook.

The teacher came in, with a girl beside him.

"Students, this is the new transfer student" The teacher said.

Yuudai paid no attention, until he heard the name..

"Meet Melinda Cor" The teacher said.

Yuudai was shocked, why would she trasfer to here?

"It's a pleasure to meet all of you" Melinda said with a smile.

Her beauty dazed the other students.

"So.. beautiful" Shika said.

"Y-yeah.." Yuudai said, a bit shocked.

"You alright?" Shika asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine" Yuudai said.

"Sit anywhere you like" The teacher said.

"Thank you" Melinda walked to a seat.

She stopped in front of Yuudai.

"Hm? Do I... know you?" Melinda asked while looking at him.

"I don't think so" Yuudai said calmly. "I can't look shock! She'll suspect me." he thought to himself.

"Hmm..." Melinda looked more closer at his face.

Yuudai kept calm and kept smiling.

"I remember! Yuuto" Melinda said.

"Yuu..to?" Yuudai said suprised. "H-How do you know that name..?"

"Melinda, please take a seat" The teacher said.

"Alright!" Melinda said enthusiastically.

She sat on a seat, a few rows behind Yuudai.

"Who's Yuuto?" Shika asked.

Yuudai didn't answer, he kept wrtiting and writing.

"Yuuto... Yuuto... Yuuto" He repeated in his mind.

After the classes Yuudai headed outside to eat with Emi. On his way there, he bumped into Melinda playing with her phone.

"Oh Yuuto!" Melinda said happily.

"Sorry, but my name is Yuudai" He said. "How do you know about my twin brother?"

"Twin brother...?" Melinda said. "Now I remember! Yuuto told me that he had a brother"

"Why don't we talk this somewhere else" Yuudai said.

"Sure!" Melinda said.

Yuudai brought her outside, in a bench under a tree.

"So, how do you know about Yuuto?" Yuudai asked.

"Don't you remember? I'm a childhood friend!" Melinda said.

"Childhood friend.." Yuudai tried to remember. "That red haired girl?"

"Yes, well now I have blonde hair" Melinda said. "So, how is he?"

"He died" Yuudai said in a bit of pain.

"O-Oh.. I'm sorry for your loss.." Melinda said.

"It's been a long time since I heard his name" Yuudai said. "I don't talk about him"

Melinda looked quite sad, he noticed and gave him some of his food.

"Want some?" Yuudai had a sandwich and split it in half.

"Thanks.." She grabbed the half sandwich. "You know, I was excited to see him again"

"If I remember again, you two were good friends" He said. "Best of friends, actually"

"Yeah, we used to hang out all the time" She said.

"But, you left, didn't you?" He asked.

"Yes, sadly." Melinda said. "We moved to another country due to my parent's job"

"I see" Yuudai said while he ate his sandwich.

"May I ask, how did he die?" Melinda asked.

Yuudai stopped eating and sighed. "Well, you might as well learn the truth"

He drank some water and started talking.

"It happened in a fire in our house, it happened so quick. My brother, got stuck in the burning house and burned to death." Yuudai said.

"How about you?" Melinda asked. "How did you survive?"

"At that time I was awake, it was probably 10PM" He said. "My nose was covered by the suffocating smell, I reacted quick and headed to my parent's room.." Yuudai's expression changed into a furious one. "Not only the house was burning.. My parents were murdered. I didn't grieved their death and headed to my brother's room, he was stuck under the flaming debris" Yuudai calmed down a bit. "I remember his last words... 'GET OUT! LEAVE AND LIVE' that's what he told me"

Yuudai remember the bright light of the fire burning his house.

"Everything that I had was lost that day" Yuudai said.

"And who burned it?" Melinda asked.

"I don't know!" Yuudai shouted angrily. "If I find that bastard I swear I'll end him!"

Melinda got a bit scared of Yuudai.

He realized and calmed himself. "I'm sorry, anger got over me"

"I-It's fine" Melinda comforted him "You must have gone through a lot"

"My aunt and uncle adopted me and took care of me" Yuudai said. "I studied a lot and met new friends, for example her" he pointed to Emi hiding behind the tree, where they sat below.

"Eh?!" Emi said suprised.

"How did you notice her?" Melinda asked.

"A feeling?" Yuudai said. "Emi come here and present yourself"

Emi sighed and walked up to Melinda.

"I'm Emi Nakashima, pleased to meet you" She raised her arm to shake.

Melinda felt a bit of hostility from her. "M-Melinda Cor, pleasure to meet you" she said.

"Yuudai, I bought two drinks for us" She said.

"Oh you didn't have to" Yuudai said. "But we're three people"

"We can share one" Emi suggested.

"S-Share one?" Melinda said embarrassed. "Wouldn't that be an indirect kiss?"

"Hm? You believe in those things?" Yuudai asked. "Then both of you share"

"Huh?" Melinda said.

"Wait Yuudai, we can shar-" Emi got cut off.

Yuudai grabbed one of the drinks. "Anyways, I need to get in class. I'll pay you later Emi"

"There's no need" Emi said. "See you later"

Yuudai walked away, with drink in hand.

"H-Hey we don't need to share.." Melinda said.

"You're right, we shouldn't" Emi said. "But, I missed my chance, so here you go" she tossed the drink to Melinda.

"T-Thanks" Melinda said.

"You should get going as well" Emi said. "Goodbye"

Emi walked away while Melinda ran back to class.

After classes.

Melinda entered her luxurious apartment, inside waited her assistant, Akane.

"Oh, Melinda you're back" Akane said. "How was your first day of university?"

Melinda fell to the soft and comfortable sofa.

"Ahhh...." She said very tired.

"Great then" Akane said, she left Melinda's pajamas beside her. "Found anything?"

"An old friend" Melinda said. "He lost his brother"

"I see, what's her name?" Akane asked curious.

"It's a 'he' not a 'she' "She said. "Yuudai Yoshikawa"

"Hm? I heard that name before" Akane said.

Akane grabbed her tablet and scrolled through news articles and stopped in one.

"Here we go" Akane said. "He was almost a victim of poisoning"

"I see, tell me more" Melinda said.

Akane read to her the news article.

"Seems suspicious" Melinda said. "I might have to investigate him"

"You sure?" Akane asked.

"My intuition says so" Melinda said changing to her pajamas. "Now, could you help with my homework?"

Akane sighed. "Fine, but don't blame me for you failing your exam" she said.

They didn't noticed a figure in their balcony, it was Yuudai and he heard everything. He jumped off the building and silently flew away. The next day he will need to be more careful with how he acts.