Tokyo Ravens - Volume 2 - Chapter 1.1

Chapter 1 - Young Ravens' Academy 

Tsuchimikado Yakou had two retainers, to aid and protect him. 
One named Hishamaru, and one named Kakugyouki. 

Part 1 
She knew it was him at first glance. The moment she first saw him, she couldn't control her intense heartbeat. 
His handsome, proper facial features, a head of jet-black hair almost like a girl's, and particularly that exceptionally concentrated aura... He was independent, withdrawn, but it was hard to conceal his noble and stately presence. 
Each student at the Onmyou Academy had areas of magic that they were talented at, but this person excelled at all of them. His presence was still the strongest among the new students. 
The descendant of the great Onmyouji Abe no Seimei. 
The heir to the Tsuchimikado Onmyoudou family. 
The reincarnation of Tsuchimikado Yakou - who was said to be the ancestor of modern Onmyoudou, taboo among the magic community - Tsuchimikado Natsume. 
No one in the classroom knew his life story, so he had his fill of attention, but at the same time no one expressed a desire to take the initiative to get close to him, so his existence stuck out like a sore thumb. He seemed to have realized the surrounding situation and his own position early on, so he deliberately stayed away from others, always adhering to a snobbish attitude. 
He was always alone. 
Maybe it had been so in the past as well. 
"......Yeah." 
So, when she sat in front of him, she knew that every student in the classroom drew in a breath, but she didn't care. Even if all of the students kept their distance from her later on, she would still accompany him. She had decided this since the day they had promised many years ago. 
He noticed someone was approaching, raising his head. Glancing at him, his smile was so beautiful it didn't seem like a man's, a big difference from her past impression of him, but maybe what had changed was the vague memories inside her own heart. 
Her heart thumped abnormally intensely. 
She smiled cheerfully to conceal her accelerating heartbeat. 
"I, It's been a while, Natsume-kun...... Do you still remember me?" 

Doubt and caution showed from the pair of eyes gazing at her, seeming as if he didn't remember. No, it was possible he didn't recognize her. 
She tried her best to suppress the anticipation and anxiety roaring in her heart, saying: "I'm Kurahashi Kyouko, from the Kurahashi family......" 
She realized in her heart that these were already childhood memories from many years ago. Though they were memories that she could never forget, maybe he didn't feel the same. 
But she still prayed, hoping that he was the same as she, hoping that he still remembered the events on that once-in-a-lifetime day. 
But the moment he opened his mouth to say 'Ah, its you--', for some reason his face was pale, and his tone was hasty, as if he were trying to smooth things over. 
His voice was abnormally shrill and clear, like a girl's. 
His voice suddenly changed from her memories. 
"Y, You're from the Kurahashi family - right? So? What do you need from me?" 
His tone sounded a bit fretful, even angry. 
He really had forgotten. 
She couldn't fault him for it. She understood in her heart, but it was no small shock to her. Especially his cold attitude and the gaze he directed towards her like he was looking at an enemy. 
However long ago she had realized that he might have forgotten, this cold look and attitude was outside of her expectations. She managed to control her emotions, unconsciously closing her mouth. 
The silence was like a knife's edge cutting through her skin. 
He was obviously distraught amidst the silence, turning his gaze to the side. 
"I, If there's nothing, could you please leave? I want - Let me be alone." 
He stood up after saying this, leaving her as if he were escaping. 
She didn't chase after him, but stood there stunned while enduring the gazes of the room's students, her mind totally blank. 
Before entering the academy, she hadn't even dreamed of this scene... 
But, this was the reunion she had dreamed of.