She's That Knight Known as Zero 277 Handkerchief

He once again laughed as he slap his own thigh, "Who would have thought that that devilish girl would act all cute upon returning. Too much this is too much."

"Woah," he laughed so hard that he actually fell off the branch he was sitting on, with a turn he was still able to land on his feet.

"The five year extension have payed off, I would never dreamt that I would see such a scene. Well then I wonder how your fates would turn?" he walked away as he whistled obviously he was having fun.

He might be the almighty one but he couldn't see everything in the future so clearly, twists and turns would change it.

Just like how she had changed the war, what he saw that made him want to come here was her persistence that she was actually able to kill Juzo instead, of course with Leo. She also should have never met Azuma and the other guardians and she would eternally be oblivious of who was the consciousness in her abilities.

But then one event lead to another and the things he saw were changed to how it is now, that future was never born.

"That's right, she could have killed him but she chose to seal him instead and allow the others to return to life," with a smirk he remembered her words.

~"I am no saint, I also have my own wishes, A thousand years or so from now, those people could decide what to do with Juzo but the people of this time. I want all of us to live and be with each other. They are the ones I fought with and the ones who took care of me."~

"She really is one in a million who was never a hypocrite, what she wants, she knew too well. Others would have declared, for the future, in a thousand years and killed Juzo without getting the chance to revive everyone."

He smiled, a different specie indeed.

*****

Days passed and when Raven is home, Eureka keeps following him. She wanted to treat him to lunch or dinner for his help on that day, to which he keeps turning down for he is busy and such. In reality he just didn't want those guys to have false hope once they saw them together.

Currently he has no hold of what Eureka feels, she is just currently like this to him because she found solace in him due to that fear she had.

Just like today, he came home to have a bath and get change before going for the final preparation for Feena's wedding.

And he saw her pacing around in front of his house.

"I have to go somewhere today, I won't be able to accompany you," he went ahead and told her.

"No that's not it. That is Feena told me to go with you to where the final preparation would be," she replied.

Hearing this, he already have a feeling of what Feena would do. No wonder he had no partner on that wedding. He told her, he'll live it to her for if he brought someone, that person might end up assuming things.

"Fine, wait for me, I'll just get ready," he replied.

Eureka nodded as she stood still, looking up at the sky, ready to wait for him.

Seeing this Raven clicked his tongue, "Come inside, the sun is too high right now."

He no longer paid her attention as he went inside leaving the door open. Eureka shrugged and followed him in.

The design of the house was the same as hers, of course the things were simple for he rarely stays there anyway. But what caught her attention was the map that was pinned on the wall and the bookshelf beside it.

This was all in the living room, other than the sofa and a few single couches, there was nothing else.

She looked up at the map and noticed how there were some places that were marked. And without her wanting it, she was able to memorize it.

This is the scene that Raven came to when he came out of the bathroom. Knowing that she was in the living room, he had already changed inside.

He couldn't help but to momentarily stop upon seeing her serious look, the usual look she has whenever she plans on something or deliberates in her mind.

Eureka returned to her senses, she felt like she was studying the map but has no idea why.

"Oh, you're finish?"

Raven just nodded, "Let's go."

She followed him to where the final preparation shall happen.

It was termed as final preparation but it was just a one final look. But currently other than the couple, Azusa, Mamoru, Rino and Karen were present as well.

"This one, greets his highness and her highness," she bowed upon getting close to Rino and Karen.

Rino smiled and nodded, Karen did her best to smile happily, "It's fine, we are outside. Right now, we are just hmmm.... that's right, friends."

The shifting in Eureka's eyes were so little that no one have noticed, before she smiled back, "Then it is my pleasure."

'What was that prickling?' she thought as she touch her chest.

The place they were at was the reception, it was beside a big pool. The side was where the guests would be and the front is where the couples table together with those whom they are close to.

As they finalize everything, everyone had their lunch served in there. Eureka who was suddenly thrown in such a place didn't know how to react or move. She just quietly listened to them as she ate her own food.

'I... killed all... of you...'

*CLANG*

Everyone's attention turned to her after she dropped her spoon on the plate causing a loud sound.

Her face turned pale and her hands started trembling.

"Is there a problem?" Karen who was on her side asked.

She smiled back at her, "No, I'm sorry, I suddenly felt bad in my stomach. I'll just go to the restroom."

Without waiting for anyone to speak she run to the restroom. Upon entry she locked the door behind and splashed water on her face. She kept going and going as she too rubbed her hands.

The way she rubbed looks like she was removing something that just won't disappear.

Her breathing have turned erratic as well. She didn't dare look at her reflection for all she can see were blood. Her hands were washed with them and from her peripheral vision she can see that even her face was dripping with blood.

After those words appeared on her mind, she suddenly saw blood everywhere.

"Why?... Why?... Why won't it come off?"

She frantically washed her hands and face. She didn't even here the knocking from the outside.

"Eureka? Are you alright? You've been there for a while now," Feena called.

All of them were already there, the girls went first and became baffled after seeing that the main door to the rest room was lock.

"I can't hear anything, just some running water," she looked up at the others and said.

"STOP IT!!!!"

Rino and Raven kicked open the door upon hearing her shout.

They saw her frantically washing her hands and face, her clothes were already drenched as well.

"Eureka, what's wrong?" Azusa asked approaching her holding her hands.

Eureka seemed like she couldn't hear her as she pulled her hand back before returning it under the water.

Her face was completely pale, her eyes filled with terror.

"Stop now," Rino followed as he pulled her away from the sink with much force.

"Let me go, please let me go, I need to wash it off," she replied before using more force to pull her hands away from him.

"Eureka," tears flowed down the ladies eyes as they watch her act like this.

Raven walked towards her, as the others were feeling helpless.

He stood beside her and asked, "What is it? What do you need to wash off?"

Eureka kept washing before she opened her mouth, "The blood, there's so much blood. I don't know where it came from. There was suddenly so much blood."

The ladies ccovered their mouths. Could this be... her trauma?

Raven took hold of her hands and he started washing it for her. The warmth of his palm started calming her frantic heart.

"What appeared in your mind this time?" he calmly asked not looking at her instead he was focused on washing her hands for her.

Eureka looked at him, before she slowly looked at each of them.

"I..."

She once again looked at him.

"Killed... all of you..."

Tears swelled in her eyes. She didn't know them, she has no memory yet the thought of her speaking such words and for those words being directed to them, hurts her a lot.

Raven's hands stopped moving, after a few seconds he took out his handkerchief and wiped her hands, "It's gone."

Eureka looked at his eyes before looking down at her hands, indeed the blood is gone.

"M- My face," she then said but before she could look at her reflection Raven stopped her by cupping both her cheeks.

He then reached to the others, "Handkerchief."

After receiving one, he gently wiped her face. Drying it up, "There, there's no more."

He let her face go and allowed her to look back at the mirror, her face was pale and her hair was a mess but there's no more blood in it.

"It's gone..." she said to Raven before once again falling unconscious.

Chapter end