"Hmm…..where could

  you be, Tsukino?”

  Ronin thinks out loud.

  His voice sounds very

  near and eerily sweet.

  Speaking of near, this

  stranger is so strong

  that I can't get out

  of their grasp.

  Ronin ends up leaving

  the area, not even

  pursing me further

  in the correct

  direction.

  The mysterious captor

  frees me and I turn

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  around…..

  I'm face to face with

  a tall male.

  He has light hazel eyes

  and short brownish red

  hair.

  He's also wearing cool

  goth attire that makes

  me think of a boy in

  a rock band.

  My cheeks heat

  up slightly as I

  continue staring.

  "Whoa….Tetsuya

  wasn't lying when

  he said you were

  a cutie."

  The male comments,

  smirking playfully.

  "What?" I question him.

  The male introduces

  himself right away,

  "I am Adam, a noble

  citizen of this very

  mansion."

  I end up smiling,

  not really knowing

  if I should take this

  guy seriously.

  He's a new face

  I never expected

  to see.