"Narumi... What on earth did you do this time" Misaki silently grunted as he walked as fast as he could towards Narumi's house. He carried a box of first aid kits and silently cursing for being woken up in the middle of the night.

Suddenly, he heard small footsteps running from the opposite direction, calling out to someone. From afar, Misaki saw a student, looking around her, searching for someone. Knowing it was already late, Misaki called out to her.

"You, who's there? What are you doing here?"

"Eep!" that figure stop on her track as she was shocked. The figure was about to turn away when Misaki grabbed the shoulder of the said figure.

"You.. amy? What are you doing here?"

"Ah-ahaha... Good evening, Misaki-sensei... I was just walking around here.."

"This late at night?"

"..."

"Sigh, follow me for now. The school is in a frenzy because of the escaping attempt and was alarmed. If you were to get caught, you might be dubbed as the escapee or the accomplice"

"You.. don't think I am?"

"You're too nice to do so. After all, knowing your love for your siblings, I doubt you will leave them here."

"Ahh.. thank you Misaki-sensei. Where are you heading to?"

"Well, you'll see"

"Narumi! It's me, Misaki"

Then the door swings open and standing at the doorway was none other than Mikan.

"Mikan!"

"Mi-misaki sensei.. Narumi-sensei.. He.."

"It's alright. Show me where he is"

Then they both walked in, followed by Amy. Mikan was too distracted that she did not realize Amy who was walking behind her. Knowing how distraught Mikan was, Amy, reach out and held Mikan's hand.

"Eh?!" Mikan was shocked due to the sudden movement of someone, grabbing her hand. She looks to her side, only to see an all familiar face, smiling sadly.

"A-amy-san?"

"Yes mikan.."

"Amy.. i.."

"Shh, it's ok"

Amy then decided to hug Mikan, in which Mikan tightly hugged her back. Crying and sobbing on her shoulder while Amy silently pats mikan's head.

"It's alright... Everything will be alright"

Her head rests on Amy's shoulder as she was asleep. They were in the guestroom, in which both of them seat on a couch, opposite Narumi. Narumi is currently treated by Misaki-sensei, who silently wincing at Misaki's treatment.

"There... And done. Now get yourself hurt next time, and I won't help you" Misaki sternly warned.

"Ahhaha, thank you, Misaki. But more importantly, why is Amy with you? Isn't it quite late already?"

"That's what I thought too. But I saw her walking around as if searching for someone when I'm on my way here. Knowing the uproar, I just bring her with me. But now that I know Mikan is here, she's probably searching for Mikan.."

"I see..."

As they discussed in front of me, I just give off an innocent smile while silently think,

I'm right here ya know. Right in front of both of you. You could have just asked me.

Amy just sighed. Noticing her sigh, Misaki asked,

"What's wrong? Are you ok? Perhaps you are tired? It's quite late after all."

"Ahh, no.. i'm fine. I'm just worried about Mikan. And she seems to be hurt too. I was just wondering, whether she could use Narumi-sensei bathroom to wash up a little?"

"Yes, yes. Sure... Misaki, you know the way in this house, could you perhaps show mikan where is it?"

"Yeah.. and I will borrow your kitchen for a bit to make some hot cocoa"

"Alright, thanks Misaki."

Amy then slowly shake mikan to woke her up, in which she groggily asked,

"..nee-san?"

"Aww, you call me nee-san. Haha, anyway Mikan. It's better for you to freshen up a bit. Misaki-sensei will show you to a bathroom."

"Uhm, ok... Err, sorry... I kinda slipped out just now"

"Haha, don't mind. Don't mind."

Then both Misaki and Mikan exited the room and closed the door behind them. Leaving amy and Narumi-sensei in that room.

When the door closed, Narumi look dead straight to Amy's eyes and asked,

"Who are you?"

Amy smile.

"Whatever do you mean, sensei?"

Narumi sighed. Still maintaining eye contact with amy, he tapped his finger on the armrest and says,

"You being here is too suspicious. There's no way you can leave the dorm just like that without being noticed. Not to mention, 'suddenly wondered here' and 'oh, just happen to meet Misaki-sensei who happen to be on the way here' and decided to tag along"

Amy maintains her calm composure, and inwardly she whistles, applauding Narumi's conclusion. Though, this much is to be expected, if not, there's no way he can survive this long at the academy while protecting Azumi Yuka in shadow back then.

In a way, Narumi is a genius. Unfortunately, he.. tends to lose sight of the more important thing.

Amy replied,

"Sensei, I believe you are just overthinking this though. Yes, I did sneak out of the dorm because I was worried about Mikan. At first, I was thinking of sneaking into her room to pass her some food, and comfort her. But it just so happen that by the time I went in, she's already gone. Anyone who is smart enough can figure out, that she's probably sneaking out to see her grandpa. But, it's impossible for her to do so. That's why I went out to search for her. It will be bad if she were to get caught.."

"But that still did not explain anything"

"Yeah.. well, contrary to much popular belief, sneaking out of the dorm is not really that hard. You just need to know where to hide and so on. And, seriously though, it was just a coincidence that I met Misaki-sensei when I'm on my way here. I was wondering around the teacher's compound because if she was to get caught if it was you who found her, you must have to bring her here. So that's when I decided to snoop around this area when Misaki-sensei caught me."

Narumi, who listen to her explanation, decided to trust her explanation for now. It was quite believable after all. And all of her action was given the proper sound of judgment.

Meanwhile, Amy just internally let a sigh of relief. It seems that Narumi-sensei takes her explanation quite well. It's not completely a lie though. Meeting Misaki-sensei was outside of her calculation. She was hoping that she was a bit faster, and encounter Narumi instead.

But things still go well in the end so she has no objection. Meanwhile Narumi, after listening and observing Amy's behavior - just to check if she was lying or not; in which he detects none, just nodded.

"Ok then. I believe in you. But next time, don't do this again. It was lucky that you met Misaki-sensei instead, and not others. Who knows what will happen"

"Yes, I understand. Sorry sensei"

"It's alright..." after a brief silence, Amy breaks it with a question.

"...sensei, I have a question... Who did you see every time you look at Mikan?"

"..? That's a weird question. Of course, it's Mikan. Why did you ask?"

"It's just that, sensei... The way you look at mikan, and your affection. It's different than how it is for other students. You always have this longing look. It's as if, you are projecting someone else in her. Am I wrong?"

Narumi was shocked. Who would have thought, a girl as young as her could be so sharp. Before Narumi could reply, Amy cut off his attempt by continuing her explanation,

"I'm so sorry if this sounds rude sensei. Honestly, this is just my speculation, but maybe Mikan reminds you of someone from your past. Someone who is so dear to you but no longer here. I'm not sure why, but personally I believe; while I'm in no place of saying this. I just want sensei to know... You are quite loved by students here. In some way. I just hope that you cherish those who are with you now, to live in the moment. Especially for Mikan and Natsume. They need a guardian who properly guides them... ah! B-but, umm, sorry if I'm intruding too much in your personal space.."

Narumi who was initially gaped in shock, slowly churning Amy's every word.

Then, the door swings open,

"Here's a couple of cups of cocoa and.. Wait, did I intrude something?"

"No, there's nothing happen. And wahh! It smells so nice. Thank you Misaki-sensei for the hot cocoa"

She took one of the mugs filled with hot cocoa and excitedly drink it. Mikan, who just finished her shower, and changed into a pajama, walked in. Misaki held out a mug of cocoa to her, in which Mikan gratefully accept it.

"It's warm..."

"We're going back now. Goodnight Mikan. Goodnight Narumi-sensei"

"Are you sure you don't want to stay?" Asked Narumi.

Amy just waved her hand.

"It's ok. I missed my bed. And Misaki-sensei will walk passed my dorm to drop me there. So it will be fine" which followed by Misaki nodding his head, affirming Amy's words.

"Let's go then," Misaki says. Amy followed Misaki from behind. They walked and continue to walk until Narumi's house was no longer seen.

When they reach elementary division dorm, Amy turned around, facing Misaki,

"Thank you sensei. Sorry for burdening you like this"

"It's ok. More like, thank you to you too." Misaki smiles and ruffled Amy's head before he walked away.

Eh? What did I do? - Amy just puzzled by Misaki's action but decided to dismiss it and went to her room.