Nolan's PoV

I heard her walk away, while I take off the piece of cardboard paper she just stuck on my forehead.

Asher snatches it from my hand, then laughs and shows it to us, "look how ugly this is!"

Even Hanazawa cracked a smile at the bald bird-ish thing that was drawn on the red piece of cardboard paper. Though I didn't smile at all. But I'm also not pissed as hell as I thought I should be.

I turned back, of course, she was already gone. What was her name again? Even if she's new here, she should've heard plenty about us. The consequences of messing with me equals fricking hell.

"Hey there, Nolan!" I glance up to three girls smiling sickeningly at us.

"Can we sit with you guys?" another asks, already seating herself beside me.

"Get lost." I growled. I never get an end of supply of girls, why should I bother with these three when I'm not in a good mood?

Immediately, they scurried away.

"Your temper is seriously horrible." Hanazawa remarks, pushing up his glasses. Out of all three of us, he's the only one who's pure Japanese.

"Hana, our Nolan here just got pissed off by a random school girl." Asher says, hooking an arm around him. It pisses me off even more that every time he hits the bulls-eye despite his carefree attitude. He's more observant than one would think.

The conversation soon steers back to normal under Asher's lead.

Asher is half Japanese, half Scottish.

I'm half Italian, a quarter Japanese, and a quarter Irish.

I couldn't bring my mind off of that new girl whom I don't even know the name of.

Her aura strongly reminds me of someone. I shrug it off before I knew it.

That day, after I went home.

The maids greeted me at the front hall before scattering to do their work. I sigh when dad's not home again. He's probably at a business trip, seducing some woman along the way.

I went to my room and sat down in the chair, and put on a pair of earbuds. It was my daily routine.

Flash back

Nolan's PoV when he was seventeen

Dad threw me a party for my seventeenth birthday. Although I would trade away any gift if only mom could come back.

So...it's been ten years since mom passed away..? And six years since dad went back to being the player he was before he met mom.

What a boring ass party.... I thought. Most people here were dad's business partners. The only friends of mine were Asher and Hanazawa. One partying at the dance floor and the other sitting at the corner, reading.

Just then, out of the corner of my eye, I spot a flash of purple go by down the hall. But the party was held in the large living room.

I followed the figure down the hall.

It was when it came ghosting out of dad's office that I saw his—no her face. Her light brown hair was a bob cut while she wore a purple fish tail dress. Shock flew at her face first when she saw me just standing there, staring at the diamond necklace in her hand.

That necklace was nothing special nor overly expensive. Three months of my allowance can buy one of those.

She knows I already saw it, so she didn't bother to hide it. She just slipped it into her hand bag.

She walked past me, right back to the living room. I couldn't believe that I smiled. I turn around and follow her out.

"Hey, you thief." I whisper in her ear, which made her flinch.

"The owner of this house is filthy rich and has plenty of these! Whereas I can save a life with just one of it!" she whisper-shouted at me. Which I did not find her words offending at all. I got used to it. And judging by the way she's speaking to me, I'm guessing she doesn't know that I'm the son of the 'filthy owner' of this mansion.

"Fine, I won't tell. On one condition." She stiffened when I held out a hand and bowed just a little: "May I have a dance?"

She smiled, then put her hand in mine. Her hand fits perfectly into my own as I take her to the dance floor.

We danced to several songs, until it came to this one:

♪maybe it's the way she walked, straight into my heart and stole it.

Through the doors and past the guards, just like she already owned it♪

We danced to the song. Her enchanting smile seemed to draw me in more and more each second I kept on staring at it.

♪And we danced all night to the best song ever

We knew every line now I can't remember, how it goes but I know that I won't forget her ♪

"Hey...the name's Nolan, you?" I said as the song went half way. I spun her again, she seems to be thinking about whether to say or not. Just as she spins back, I reached out my arms and pulled her against my chest.

"Hmm...not telling!" she says while trying to wiggle out of my grasp.

"Screw you..." On impulse, I swore, letting go of her.

"Bad boy!" she says playfully as she put a finger to my lips. I smirked against it.

"Such a dirty mouth." She tapped my lips, driving me crazy. She tiptoed. I took the hint and leaned down. The kiss naturally happened.

♪Said I had a dirty mouth, but she kissed me like she meant it.

I said can I take you home with me, she said never in your wildest dreams♪

"Ha! Never in your dreams." She just smirked against my lips.

"Why not?" I ask, but just can't bring myself to stop kissing her.

"...I...I'm a thief...." She trailed off, pulling back for a brief moment.

"Well then, congrats since you didn't just steal jewelry tonight." I whisper, and I was sure she got what I meant.

"Nolan...." For the first time that night, she breathed out my name like it was a life line.

♪I know you know I know I'll remember you and

You know I know you know I'll remember you and

I know you know I hope you'll remember how we danced

How we danced...

How we danced all night, to the best song ever

We knew every line now I can't remember how it goes but I know that I won't forget her, cuz we danced all night to the best song ever ♪

Right at the end of the song, we paused into a soft position in which our foreheads rested together while we waited for the last few soft beats of the song to end.

Almost right at the same time, we leaned in together, our lips connecting once again.

And for the last time.

"Police! Everybody freeze!"

Due to shock, my arms naturally went loose, everyone's attention was on the two officers at our front door.

"We've received an anonymous report that a figure was seen entering this house through an upstairs window, and we urge you to..."

I didn't listen to the rest. I turn back around and found her gone. I desperately looked around, but she wasn't seen anywhere.

She must've escaped right when the cops showed up for her....

An unfamiliar sadness washed over me. I haven't felt it since mother passed away.

It was love at first sight, I knew it. And yet I didn't even get her name.

I must find her someday.

End of Flashback

Nalon's PoV present

My eyes open as the song ends.

Best Song Ever by One Direction always reminds me of our short time together. It was probably barely enough for an hour. And yet I couldn't forget after these two years.

I let her slip away then, but I won't ever again. Her appearance is still clearly in my mind. Her bob cut light brown hair, her enchanting smile with that pink lipstick, and that silver hat accessory hair clip she was wearing. It was one-of-a-kind. I never saw it anywhere else.

My appearance from back then changed as well. I washed out the jet-black dye in my hair and now it's in its natural golden brown colour. And it's spiky instead of flatly laid-down.

What if she doesn't recognize me even if we cross paths?

"Excuse me." A maid entered after knocking a few times.

I glance over to the side at her, she's the most trusted head maid in the house. The years she's been here is older than my own age.

"Head master is at Tres Spades...and won't be back...till tomorrow."

"I understand. Thank you, Nina." I smile bitterly. She nods in sympathy before giving me private space.

Father is probably at their auctions. I know all about them. Dad is one of their specially invited people to participate. But dad isn't a collector, he roams around those places mostly to meet women.

Though of course, he separates his business and private life very clearly, that's how he can stay so close to even the Eisuke Ichinomiya in business.

I ruffle through my pockets, then a piece of paper got pulled out of my front jeans pocket. It was that weird challenge note from that girl.

I scoffed as I tossed it into the direction of the trash can—making it.

I don't know why I lost composure there for a second, but if this girl dares to challenge me, I'll give her hell.

Miki's PoV

I avoided several other sabotages for the next day, but of course I couldn't possibly predict every single move. Well, at least I avoided the bucket of paint on top of my head right in the middle of the hallway. The spilled paint which the janitor didn't even complain once to clean.

At lunch, I travelled the long way to the roof, where I spot Satomi walking down a hallway. I smiled and waved at her. I haven't seen her in two days.

What I didn't expect was, she met my gaze, but then instantly looked away. Her eyes flickered up, I blink once. Then she turned around and walked away. I immediately made my way up to the roof.

"I'm sorry for avoiding you, Miki! I just...don't want to get targeted."

That was her explanation before hurrying away. I sat on the rooftop, alone, eating my lunch. I don't know what to think, should I be angry at her? If it were me, would I abandon a friend too in order to avoid trouble?

At the end of the day, I walk towards the bike racks. It is already very surprising this school even has one since all the students either drive themselves, or get picked up by limousines.

I froze in front of my bike when I see three other unfamiliar locks locking it to the rack.

Two of them I easily picked off, but the third one was a combination lock.

"Um, excuse me? Do you need help?" I look up to two boys.

"Yes please...I don't know who put those locks there." I smile and stand back up straight. One nodded, then stepped over, he snapped the lock broken with some sort of wrench...thingy.

"Thank you." I smile gratefully until I saw the expression on their faces changed.

"Now, nothing's free in this world, you know?"

I instantly get a bad feeling as I took a few steps back.

"What do you say? Don't you think we deserve at least a kiss?" the other one said. They matched my pace. I broke out into a run and I can hear them follow behind.

I panted in breath as I jiggled every door knob on my way. But every one of them were locked!

"Damn it!" I gritted as I kept on running. They were just behind me, I can hear their shouts coming closer and closer.

You leave me no choice, then.

Suddenly coming to a halt, I spun back to a spinning back kick. Which hit one right at his shoulder. He hissed in pain but it increasingly agitated him.

Very soon I can't fight off two built guys and one of them held onto my wrists and held me still as the other came annoyingly close to my ear, a smug smirk plastered on his face.

"Time to pay up, princess...."

A disgusted shiver went down my spine when I could feel his breath on my skin.

To my right, someone spoke up:

"Stop it right there. What do you think you're doing?"

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Omfg I've had that song idea stuck in my mind before I even wrote Soryu's route XDDD

I was on a great flow of ideas so I continued right after the last chappie was published X)

AND THANK YOU FOR THE 50K READS!!!!!!

August 6, 2015

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-Lily

Edited: July 16, 2016