"I've been having a feeling for a while now."

"So it was not just that time?" Eureka asked.

"No, when we had the time and would spar, I've noticed how at times you would speak with me when we parry with each other but your eyes aren't exactly looking at me. There are times when our eyes would be the first to look at a movement but for your case, it was your body that face towards the movement before your eyes. I also noticed how you never read the announcements," Raven replied.

"You were watching her that much?" Feena asked with astonishment.

"She is suspicious enough," Raven answered not denying the fact that he had indeed been watching Eureka.

"Hmmm, you're really a good knight," Eureka said afterwards.

"What do you mean?"

"Well, the other guys get attach too easily, these girls even have no sign of suspicion towards me after spending time with me. Even though it was short."

"But we still judged you right," Karen defended.

"What if I'm just acting? Even now, what if I'm just acting?" she asked them.

"I.." this time it was Azusa who spoke.

"My father told me once when I asked him why he didn't trust that woman,"

(--It's because that woman always smiles--)

(--But isn't it that a kind person always smiles?--)

(--I'd rather trust someone who never smile rather than befriend someone who always smiles and never gets mad or sad at anything--)

"He said that it is easier to hide something when you smile, when you are kind, than when you frown," Azusa finished.

"You all seemed so serious right now," a voice came from inside the room, they are currently having tea in the balcony.

"Kaoru."

"What? I can't be here?" Kaoru asked seeing the shocked face of the other five.

"No," Some replied as they glance at Eureka having the same questions in their minds,

"Do you want to have some tea with us then?" Eureka instead asked.

"No, I just came to check on you, maybe sometime I can join you all. I still have something to do. Take care now. Enjoy your break. But do train even harder," he said as he energetically wave them goodbye.

"He sure is busy this past few days isn't he?" Karen commented.

"There are a lot of things going on, on his side," Eureka replied facing the place Kaoru went.

"Hmmmm, come to think of it. Another graduation compet.i.tion is coming right? Do you guys want to watch?" Hideyos.h.i.+ remembered.

"That's right, let's go and watch. I wanna see the new ones," Karen followed.

"Speaking of graduation compet.i.tion, I'll never forget 'ours'" Mamoru commented.

"That's right, Eureka was completely detached back then, her wordings feels like we were all users," Hideyos.h.i.+ complained.

"That was what it was about back then anyway. You wouldn't have approached me if you were not in need of a sixth player. You wouldn't have talked with me," Eureka replied.

"That's not actually entirely true," Mamoru replied.

"Why would that be?" Eureka asked confusedly. It was that way back then. That's what she thought at least.

"Well," Mamoru replied glancing at Raven.

*FLASHBACK*

"So Raven, we have a lot of applicants right now. Some of themare strong and could synchronize with us pretty well," Mamoru asked looking at all the names who applied to be their sixth member.

"..."

"This guy here, if you ask me I'd choose him. He has the speed ability, at the top of it his one of the best in such ability. He can give us more option when team battle comes."

"..."

"Oh this one is good as well, another fire ability user, not as strong as you are or Kyro at that but to have two fire ability users in one team is already a blessing."

"..."

"Or do you think a third earth ability user would help us?"

"..."

"Or this electric one, he and feena would be a good pair."

"..."

Mamoru looked at the person he was talking to, "Hey who am I talking to? Air?"

But to no avail, Raven is looking at something or someone.

Following the direction where he's looking at, "Why are you looking at miss zero?"

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"Let's get her," this time Raven replied.

"huh?!? Are you out of your mind? She is a zero, a well known zero, no one is accepting her even those who have weak composition," Mamoru replied exageratedly.

"You have no idea of her capabilities," Raven looked at him seriously after saying so.

"*sighs* Then what should we do? She's not approaching our team," defeatedly he could only ask.

"WE will approach her then," he replied standing up going to where Feena and Karen is.

*END OF FLASHBACK*

"So that's the real story, Raven just told us to get you, we wanted to ask him why you but his stare is enough to make us swallow our question," Karen exclaimed remembering how Raven ignored their thoughts of getting a zero to their team.

"And why me?" Eureka asked after hearing the story.

"My mother once brought me to my father's office and that place have a good view to where we take our exams. You do know only the student and instructor knows what had happened in there. But I was able to watch your exam and that made me choose you," he replied calmly.

"So what is the purpose of my trial?"

"If I just told them we'd take you in, they'd definitely protest. That's my only choice."

"Hmmmm I see."

"That's all? That's all you could say about that?" Hideyos.h.i.+ asked about their non chalant att.i.tude towards the topic.

"It was in the past, what do you expect me to say?" Eureka in turn asked him.

"Uhmmm.... nothing?" Hideyos.h.i.+ thought hard but he too couldn't come up with a question.

"We all thought you chose her just because you wanted to, but it seems that you have already seen her abilities even before we started forming our groups," Feena commented.

"It was coincidental that my mother brought me, it was actually my father who gave me the idea of choosing you."

"But didn't your father hate her?"

"He didn't hate her, he was suspicious of her. When he saw me watching, he commented about how good you are with your physical capabilities, but still your suspicious he added."

"Really so much happened during our graduation compet.i.tion, ah," Karen suddenly stopped as if remembering something. She then looked at Eureka,

"You really killed many?"

"Wh What kind of question is that Karen?" Feena rebuked her.

"I'm just,"

"Why? Would you runaway? If it is true?" Eureka asked sipping her tea.

"No, but theres something I wanna know," everyone was baffled at Karen's unusual demeanor.

" It is true, so what do you want to know?" Eureka asked.

"Uhmmm I know that we currently have an enemy or enemies. But they are still people. And you were the one who killed the other two whom we fought, how.... how does it feel to kill?" she asked, the others became serious as well.

True they are knights, they have fought battles but only up to incapacitating them. The ones who were killing are those higher to them. So it is still true that they haven't washed their hands with blood.

Eureka who shows not much of emotions was actually taken aback by her question, she then unconciously looked at Raven.

"I know, Raven... Raven had already done it. But he was unconcious back then, he only felt the aftermath. I'm not trying to offend you, Raven."

Raven raised his hand indicating that he was not offended and understood what she meant. Because she was right, he was actually unconcious on the first time he killed someone.

"It feels like," she started very seriously.

They waited as she fell into deep thought.

Raises her head, "It feels like a part of your soul is being ripped apart."

"How... How old were you the first time you.... you took a life?" Feena asked this time.

"Six," she once again answered seriously.

It felt like a very loud sound resounded in their minds. Raven was eight when he killed but was unconcious and yet she was only six when she did.

"Why?" Hideyos.h.i.+ took up the role of asking thw question they all have.

"I had to, my companion was gravely injured and another was killed protecting me, 10 of them were surrounding us, all I could think of was to save him, and that's it, blood splattered everywhere, screams echoed in my ears. My companion had to knock me out before I broke apart. When I woke up the first thing he told me was 'Remember them, remember those who sacrificed their lives for you to live and keep on moving forward. Live and become stronger to protect those important to you. That is the only way you could say that you lived their share as well.'"

Raven looked at her. She faced him, "Yes Raven those words didn't came from me, it came from him.