Choi Lee Mon have been unconcious many times. He hated it. Since the first time, he hated it. The feeling of falling in a black hole... This time it was no different. He tried to wake up, but he couldn't concentrate. All the thoughts seemed to escape before he could hold on to them. And then he felt something wet on his face and regained conciousness. He was lying on a bed in a small room with white walls. Above him he saw a blurred human shape. He blinked a fiew times to clear his vision and recognised Shedis. She was holding a cup. Aparently she just splashed water on his face. He couldn't stand the fact that she was laughing. "Am I this funny!?" he thought. The anger entered his heart once again. He hated it when others were laughing at him. He was just about to snap at her, when he heard a voice of an old man.
'Hello, young man. I see that you woke up. Good. Really good. Come with me.'
Lee Mon raised his head and saw a really short, chinese man with dark grey hair. He was holding a wooden walking stick and at that moment giving Shedis a hard look. She smiled apologisingly in response and backed away. Choi Li Mon stood up. His head still hurt slightly, but he followed the tiny man to annother room, still being carefull with his broken arm. It was a big living room with a sofa, two armchairs, a coffe table and a big TV. Lee Mon was impressed by the richness.
'You can call me Master Fu.' said the man and sat on one armchair. Lee Mon used the other one. 'You probably wonder why I brought you here.'
The thief looked at him suprised, trying to imagine the old man change to a young girl with long, dark hair and green superhero costume. The man laughed.
'Alright, I ordered to bring you here.'
'The girl in a green costume told me that you collect hearts.'
'Collect Hearts?' The old man giggled. 'I'll have to have a talk with her. Not hearts, but people with good hearts. And not "collect". More like search for. Try to meet. Want them to join me.'
'Join you? And what are you doing?'
'I am trying to make people in paris safe.'
'How?'
'I can't tell you unless you promise to join me.'
'I can't join you not knowing what I am getting myself into.'
'So you are in a dead end.' A girl with long, dark hair walked into the room. She looked somehow familiar, but Lee Mon was sure that she wasn't the Green Costume Girl. She was... Different in some way, but he couldn't point it out.
'I guess we are' he agreed, wathing her sit on the sofa. A moment later a second girl entered the room. It was Shedis, who was smiling widely.
'What did I miss?' she asked sitting text to the other girl.
'Shedis Fosseau.' Lee Mon said, in half saying hello and in half drawing her attention.
'You. Um... ' she thought for a moment trying to remember somethig. 'I don't really remember your name.'
Lee Mon's expresion darkened.
'Maybe it is better this way.'
'Why?' She looked suprised.
'Personal story' he cut and returned his attention to Master Fu. 'What do we do?' he asked.
'I have a solution.' The other girl spoke before Master Fu even opened his mouth. 'You don't have to promisse to join us. You just have to promisse on whatever is dearest to you, that you won't tell anybody about what you will hear in this house unless you get Master's premission. I understand that as an outcast you know how to keep your mouth shut.' She gave him a warning look.
'Don't worry.' He kept the stare. 'I do.'
'Then it's settled.' Master said standing up. 'If you agree to those terms come with me. Girls, you stay here.'
'Why?' Shedis tried to argue, but Master cut her off.
'You were alone with me during your giving me your promisse. Come on' he said to Lee Mon and walked out. The thief raised his head and went with him. They walked through many corridors and passed many doors, until finally Master Fu turned to one of the rooms.
'It's a good thing that this place is so big. I never use the same room twice for the joining, so it will take them some time to find us. If all goes well, we will finish before they'll get here.' The old man giggled.
'Are they always trying to listen?'
'Shedis is... Shedis. She wants to know everything. And Atria won't be able to hold her curiosity too long. Also Shedis will not give her peace untill she agrees to help.'
'Atria?' Lee Mon asked, even thow he knew who the old man meant.
'Dark-haired girl. But enough for now. We don't have much time. They need less and less time to find me each time. What is your name?'
The Korean looked at him wandering if he can be trusted. But then he remembered that he alredy told Shedis what is his name. Maybe that is why someone in town knows him. He hid the anger deeper inside.
'Choi Lee Mon' he said finally.
'Good.' the old man answered, but young runaway didn't know what was so good about it. 'And what do you care about most in the world?'
'My sister.' Lee Mon answered without thinking. Some kind of shadow crossed the man's face, but it disappeared before the teen could recognise it.
'Then promise on her life that you will never tell anybody about anything that you'll hear here, in this house.'
'I swear on the life and honor of my sister, Choi Eun Chae, that I will not speak about this house's matters out of this house or to anybody except this man, Master Fu, and people who he let's me speak to about that.' Lee Mon said seriously.
'Very well. Now my promise.' The man cleared his troat and spoke. ' I promise on the sake of Miraculouses, that I will not tell anybody the secrets of this young man, Choi Lee Mon, or speak about them carelessly, unless he preciley tells me to.'
'Are we done?' Lee Mon asked.
'Yes, but it is just the beginning. The rest we will discuss with the girls.'
'Why?'
'Because they are almost here.' Master answered calmly.
'How do you know?'
'I'll tell you next time. Now let's get back to the living room.'
They went out and indeed, not far from the room they met Atria and Shedis. Together they returned to the living room.