Melancholy of Flowers

Chapter Eleven

A Flower that is Reborn



Morning arrived with the sun shining brightly in the clear blue sky. Hana awoke to find herself in the tent by herself. She stretched out her arms and crawled out of the tent into the sunlight. Cye was standing by the water’s edge, bathing in the bright light. He turned and smiled at Hana as she walked over to him.

“Good morning Hana,” he said sweetly.

“Good morning Cye,” Hana said.

“Beautiful day isn’t it?” he asked, starring into the distance.

“It is.” The awkward silence took over as they stood next to each other. “You... have to go back don’t you?”

“Back?” Cye asked.

“Back to Natsumi,” Hana said.

“Not for a while. I’ll call her of course, but I’m not going back just yet. I need some time to myself and of course to be with you.”

Hana blushed from hearing Cye’s words and didn’t answer, just smiled.

“You really don’t know who the enemy is?” she asked.

“I’m afraid not. If I did you know that I would tell you guys right away,” Cye responded, not taking his eyes off the water.

“I know. I’ve gotten better with my powers.”

“You have? That’s great!”

Hana nodded shyly and smiled. “I have no problem keeping control. I can move objects willingly and I can even do some tricks of my own.”

“Ryo helped you, didn’t he?”

Hana stood there, now watching the water as well. “He was a huge help Cye. He comforted me when I was in pain and never lost hope on me.”

“He’s a good guy.”

“You aren’t mad?”

“I know what he did was for the best and I know he didn’t do it to hurt my feelings. I am grateful for what he did.”

“I want to help you Cye.”

“With what?”

“I want to be a part of this battle.”

“What are you talking about?”

“I feel like I’m the one who caused all this and I should be the one who should stop it. Natsumi is under some kind of spell and I want to help you break it. I can help Cye, I’m not weak.”

“I didn’t say you were. I also don’t want you to get hurt.”

“I know.... but it’s my choice non the less.”

The two of them starred each other in the face for what seemed like an eternity.

“Hey you two!” cried a voice. The two of them looked and saw Kento heading their way. “Yo! There’s the great waffle house that’s not too far from here. We are all thinking about going there for breakfast. You in?”

“I haven’t had waffles in a long time,” Hana said. “I’m in.”

“I guess I’ll go too,” Cye said.

“Awesome! Well hurry up and get dressed. We will be waiting in the car.”

Kento hurried off in the opposite direction, leaving Hana and Cye alone again. The two headed back to the cabin and got dressed quickly. Kento and the others were already waiting in Ryo’s truck.

“Did you guys sleep well?” Sage asked.

“Yes we did,” Hana said, getting into the truck after Cye.

“Let’s go get us some grub!” Kento shouted.

“It’s too early for that,” Rowen said sleepily.

* * * * *


The drive to the waffle house didn’t take more than ten minutes. It wasn’t big, but it had a nice front to it. Little flowers were growing around the building and a huge sign that had yellow font in bold letters said “WAFFLE HOUSE.” Everyone got out of the truck and filed into the restaurant. A skinny girl with brown messy hair greeted them.

“Good morning gentleman,” she said cheerfully. “And ladies, sorry about that. Table for.....”

“Seven please,” Ryo said.

“Okie dokie! Please follow me.” The group followed the girl to a booth near the back. Ryo got in first, then Rowen, Kento, Sage, Kohaku, Cye then Hana. “Your waiter will be here to take your orders shortly.”

“This is a nice place,” Cye said, looking at his menu.

“Yes it is,” Sage said.

“Nice and small,” Kohaku added.

“I’m getting the deluxe waffle breakfast,” Kento said. “With a large orange juice.”

“What comes in the deluxe Kento?” Ryo asked.

“Um... let’s see. Three big buttermilk waffles with side of sausage links, bacon, scrambled eggs, and some hash browns.”

“Can you eat all that?” Kohaku asked, amazed.

“The sad part is, he can,” Rowen said. “I’m just going to get two waffles and a cup of coffee.”

“Good because you need to wake up,” Kento said, slapping Rowen in the back.

“What are you getting Hana?” Cye asked.

“Not sure...... maybe an egg omelet with a glass of milk,” Hana said.

“That sounds healthy,” Cye smiled.

Hana just smiled and returned her attention to the menu.

“Hello everyone, my name is Mizuki and I’ll be your waitress,” Mizuki said. She was tall and slender with her blonde hair pulled up in a ponytail. Her wide blue eyes examined the group sitting before her. “What can I get for ya?”

“I’ll have the deluxe waffle breakfast,” Kento said. “With a large orange juice.”

“Ah, good choice,” Mizuki said, jotting the order down on her pad. “Next?”

“I’ll just have two waffles and a cup of coffee,” Rowen said sluggishly.

“Someone’s not awake,” Mizuki smiled.

“Not a morning person,” Kento said.

“I see.”

“I’ll have chocolate chip pancakes with a side of toast with chocolate milk,” Ryo said.

“Another good choice,” Mizuki winked.

“Just an egg omelet and a glass of milk for me,” Hana said.

“I’ll have the buttermilk pancakes with a side of sausage and a glass of orange juice,” Cye said.

“I’ll get the same as him,” Kohaku added.

“I’ll get an egg omelet with toast and a glass of water,” Sage said.

“Okay, I got everything down. You food will be here shortly,” Mizuki smiled and walked away.

“She was nice,” Kento said. “She was flirting with Ryo though.”

“What?” Ryo blushed.

“Didn’t you realize how she kept eyeing you?”


“Don’t be ridiculous,” Ryo said.

“Don’t deny it man,” Kento laughed.

“In any case, Hana, you didn’t order that much,” Ryo said.

“I’m not that hungry,” Hana said, looking at the table.

“Why not?” Sage asked.

“I just don’t have much of an appetite.”

Nobody said anything after that, but just looked in different directions.

“I say we go to my old friend down at the electric warehouse,” Kento said. “Cye needs to make a phone call to Natsumi. My friend can lend you his phone and even pretend to be your sick relative.”

“That’s a great idea Kento,” Cye said. “Thanks.”

“Anything to get that bitch off of you.”

“Kento!” Ryo snapped. “Don’t say that.”

“Why? She’s the one who messed up everything. She’s the one who caused Hana pain and used some stupid mind control thing on Cye.”

“Still, that doesn’t give you the right to call her names.”

“Why are you defending her?”

“I’m not...”

“What’s with you man?”

“It’s nothing.”

“Here’s your food,” Mizuki said with a try of plates. “Here’s some syrup if you need it and some extra napkins just in case.”

“Thank you,” Ryo said.

“Anytime,” Mizuki winked.

“See I told you,” Kento said.

Ryo rolled his eyes and poured syrup onto his pancakes.


“So... about this enemy?” Rowen asked, sipping his coffee. “How are we going to find out who it is?”

“That’s a good question,” Sage said.

“We need a good plan and we are going to have Cye help us out,” Ryo said, taking a bite out of his pancake.

“I’ll do whatever I can,” Cye said.

“When you go back to Natsumi, you’ll be under her control again. You have to try and monitor where she goes at all times. I’m sure she goes to the enemy lair every once in a while to get her goods,” Ryo said in a serious tone.

“I’ll do my best Ryo.”

“I’m helping too,” Hana said.

“What?” Ryo asked.

“During the battle, I’m helping you guys out wether you like it or not.”

“But Hana.....”

“I’m not weak! I have powers too you know that I’ve been working hard on! I even have a special technique that I came up with.”

“We don’t want you hurt again,” Kento said.

“I’m going to get hurt one way or the other. There is no talking me out of it.”

“You are so stubborn,” Cye said.

“More than you know,” Hana spat.

“I guess we have no other choice then,” Rowen said.

“What should I do?” Kohaku asked.

“Stay as far away as possible,” Sage said.

“I understand,” Kohaku said.

“So understanding,” Kento said. Hana shot a look at Kento which made him jump. “Not to say you aren’t understanding too Hana.”

“Say what you want,” Hana sneered.

“Let’s talk about something else,” Cye said.

“No, we need to talk about this now,” Hana said.

“What?” Cye asked.

“If I have to, I’ll talk Natsumi down myself if we don’t succeed in the first plan. I’m not afraid of her at all.”

“Hana....”

“Let me finish. It’s clear that Natsumi hates the fact that Cye is still in love with me, even though she has the power to overcome his mind. What she doesn’t know is that she is being manipulated by the enemy, an evil source that’s using her. I’m not going to hurt her... much. I don’t consider her a threat in any way, just a lost vessel that needs to be rescued from the dark waters of her mind.”

“Is that what you think?” Cye asked, putting his hand on Hana’s.

“Yes, that is what I think and I am going to see that it works out. If anything happens to her, it’s going to be my burden. She is like this because of me.... because I exist and that I took away something that was precise to her.”

“Don’t talk like that Hana!” Cye said who was now gripping Hana’s hand. “Don’t talk like you are a piece of trash that was just thrown into the world. You are nothing like that.”

“He’s right Hana,” Ryo said. “We consider you an alley to the team. After what we’ve been through with you, do you honestly think we would think less of you? You are a special person Hana with a gift.”

“It’s not a gift, more like a curse.” Hana said.

“Either way, you have it and you are using it to do good in the world instead of doing bad.” Ryo smiled.

“I say we trash this enemy and bring back the Natsumi that we used to know!” Kento said.

“So it’s settled then, we will start the plan once we get back to Tokyo,” Ryo said.

Everyone nodded in agreement and finished their breakfast.

* * * * *


“This is the place guys,” Kento said. The seven of them stood outside a small shop that had radios, headphones and all other types of electronics in the window. They entered the tiny shop to find it vacant. “YO! DAISUKE! YOU HERE?!”

“Is that you Kento?” a voice asked from the back of the store.

“Of course dude! Come out here, I need to ask for a favor!”

A dirty looking man emerged from the back room. He had untidy black hair and his face was dirty with grease. His clothes were smudged with a black substance and his shirt was grey with the sleeves rolled up.

“What’s up Kento?” Daisuke asked, shaking Kento’s hand.

“Nothing much man, but I do need a small favor,” Kento smiled.

“Name it man.”

“We need to use your phone. I also need you to act as a sick old man who isn’t nice.”

“Sure. I can do that easily.”

Daisuke placed the phone on the counter and Cye dialed the number that would reach Natsumi. The phone rang and soon Cye heard a familiar voice.


“Hello?” Natsumi asked from the other line.

“Natsumi? It’s Cye,” Cye said into the phone.

“CYE! I’ve been worried about you,” Natsumi cried.

“Sorry hun. I tried to get to a phone, but my uncle is so stubborn that he wouldn’t let me use it. I had to go sneak in order to use the phone to contact you.”

“I understand. When are you coming home?”

“Dunno.”

Kento nodded at Daisuke and Daisuke cleared his throat.

“CYE! WHERE ARE YOU?!” Daisuke called out in an elderly voice.

“I’ll be there in just a minute!” Cye called out.

Kento snickered inaudibly in the corner of the store.

“I’M HUNGRY AND I WANT FOOD NOW!” Daisuke yelled.

“You just ate!”

“I STILL HUNGRY! WHAT YOU GAVE ME WASN’T ENOUGH!”

“I’ll fix you something as soon as I am done with what I am doing!”

“DAMN YOU KIDS AND YOUR TECHNOLOGY!”

“He sounds mad,” Natsumi said.

“He’s always like that,” Cye sighed.

“I should let you go,” Natsumi said.

“I’m sorry Natsumi. I’ll call you later.”

“Okay. Love you Cye.”

“I......” Cye looked at Hana.

“Cye?”

“Sorry. I was making sure my uncle doesn’t hear. I love you too.”

Cye hung up the phone and turned to look at Hana.

“It’s okay Cye,” Hana reassured him.

“Dude that was awesome,” Kento said.

“It was easy man,” Daisuke said. “Anytime.”

“We better go,” Ryo said. “Thanks Daisuke.”

“Come again.”

The group left the shop and got back into Ryo’s truck and back to the cabin for one last day of peace.