Shadow of the Dead

Dead Crush

Kukai's P.O.V

This girl, the new girl that stepped inside the classroom looks so familiar. But I can't quite place a guess about who she is. What's with the sudden change in atmosphere? It suddenly turned spooky. Wait, Her eyes, they were golden? My eyes widened. No way. She can't be... When I looked at Fujisaki and Tsukiyomi(Utau), their eyes were widened as well As if they had seen the dead walking. No way. No way. No way. I ws chanting same thing in my mind. It can't be. This can't be her. Was her name Amu? I don't remember. After her death, I tried to erase everything about her which i was quite successful in doing so. The only thing I remembered was her eyes. They were golden.

But this girl, even though she has the eyes of the same color, yet it's not the same. The girl I loved had kind golden eyes. They symbol the sun itself. They were mesmerizing. But the girl that is standing in the front had silent eyes. There was no kindness. They didn't symbol the sun. It was empty, void of emotions. It was as if she was dead, a corpse. Did she just smirk at me? No, it must be my imagination.

After the class, the new girl seemed to be enjoying herself getting friendly with the others. But I still can't shake of the feeling that I know her. Every time I look at her, I feel a chill run down my spine. No, this can't be the same girl. No. No. She was dead...

"It's weird. The biggest playboy isn't hitting on the new girl who happened to be such a beauty, not to mention a model," said Tsukiyomi(Ikuto). Then he looked at me and gave his infamous smirk which made my blood boil. Oh! How much I wanted to wipe that smirk of his face."What's the matter? Scared that she is going to reject you?" he started to taunt me. "Then again, she is way above your league," that bastard kept saying.

"I remember the last time when you tried to hit on a transfer student in middle school; you got slapped directly in the face in front of all the teachers. That was a pleasant memory," the Prince Charming said joining the Black King. Now that really hurt my ego. And so to prove them wrong I went to the new girl. Amu, was it?

"Hello there," I said. Amu looked at me. It seemed like she wasn't expecting me to approach her. But her surprised expression was replaced with a smirk. Seriously, a smirk? But her one wasn't the same as Tsukiyomi's. No. Her smirk had a dangerous aura around her. It made my blood run cold instantly.

"Well, hello there," she said. I was so caught in thought that I jerked back a little. Now that I was closely looking at her, I saw that her eyes had a mixture of innocent and evil glint. That's odd. For a second there I thought that she was my childhood crush. But that bloody smirk of her is the complete opposite of my dead crush.

The Black King muttered something like I was taking too much time because I was afraid of getting rejected from his seat. So I just did what I do with other girls, compliment them. Since Amu's hair color was unusual, I decided to compliment it.

"Nice hair," I said.

Normal POV

"Thanks," Amu replied in a preppy tone. "Say, how my hair smells like?" she asked using her finger to play with her own hair.

Kukai was taken aback by the question. But even so he took a few strands of Amu's hair in his hand and brought it to his nose. Then he inhaled the scent. The scent, it was oddly familiar. For some stange reason it reminded him of his brother. But he couldn't quite grasp it.

"Sea water. Your hair smells like sea water. Seems like you have gone to beach recently," Kukai said.

"What are you talking about? I haven't gone to sea beaches for ages," replied Amu smiling. Then she stood up from her seat and brought her lips close to Kukai's ear just like she did to Saya earlier. "Are you sure it smells like sea water and not blood?" she whispered in dangerously low tone.

"Wha..at?" Kukai's voice was barely audible.

"You haven't forgotten about me, have you, sen~pai?" Amu whispered.

Hearing that one word left Kukai totally silent. There was no doubt. This Amu was his first crush. But she was supposed to be dead, right? Wait, that smell...Shusei-nii. That smell was indeed of blood. But .. When Kukai looked at Amu, she was smirking. This time, the smirk didn't only chill his blood, but chill his bones as well.

"What's the matter?" Amu asked faking an innocent expression. "Senpai," she whispered, her aura turning dark.

"Souma san," Kuruma sensei called as he entered the class. "Class has already started. So stop hitting on girls and go to your seat."

Kukai went back to his seat. The Black King and Prince Charming began to insult him. But that wasn't of any concern to him now. The only thing that mattered to him now was why she is here.