Supernatural Investigation 101: Chronicles Of Nakashima Wakana

He opens his eyes when he hears the sound of her footsteps getting louder. She slams something hard on the table and glares at him. "Mr Choi!"

"Yes?" He raises his brow. Her face is livid with rage. Did she truly want to this job? It's the most unsuitable job for her. 

"Is this yours?" She moves her hand away from the object on the table. "I found it in the taxi last night."

He takes a glance at it. It's a black cigarette lighter. "Thanks, I was looking for it."

"Are you sure that it's yours?" Wakana grabs his right arm and leans closer to him. "Mr Choi, it could be the previous passenger's cigarette lighter."

She winces when he slaps her hand off his arm. Choi Minho picks up the cigarette lighter and looks at the bottom. He takes it closer to her face. "What does it say here?"

"I can't read Korean." She makes a face at him. "You should know it."

"That's my name. It's a gift from my sister-in-law." He purses his lips when he realizes something. This cigarette light… He lost it during the incident at the apartment with that rapist demon. "Where did you find it?"

"In the pocket of the coat that you left me that day." Wakana straightens her back. "I brought your coat too. I was wondering how to return them to you."

His fingers curl around the lighter. Was she hiding her thoughts from him? He's been taking her lightly. "It was stolen…"

"You can't lie anymore." She crosses her arms, watching him with cold eyes. "You are him, Choi Minho."

"You are mistaken again, Miss Nakashima." Choi Minho takes the letter and the lighter in a hurry. "I think that you should return home and wait for the council's representative to meet you."

He will keep lying like this. Frustrated, Wakana grabs his arm and drags him out of the restaurant with her. 

"Miss Nakashima, I told you to not touch me casually." He jerks her hand off him and snaps at her, "I thought that you already have a lover. Then, why are you eyeing another man and finding reasons to touch him?

Unperturbed by his ways to make her angry, she touches her forehead. "You did something to my memories, weren't you? I was thinking about why I couldn't remember everything from that day. Then, I couldn't remember what happened to me last night. Sei also seemed worried about me. When I woke up, I thought about you first. A little while ago, you asked me whether I felt any pain." 

She takes a deep breath. "I had felt in a similar way before. There were days when I would feel sick. All of a sudden, I won't feel sick anymore. There were times when my memories were fuzzy around a certain time as if I had blacked out. "

Damn! He turns his head, avoiding her gaze. "I don't know what you are talking about. I have never met you before, Nakashima Wakana."

"I am not an idiot. You have been doing something to me for a long time, Mr Choi." She shouts at him. At first, she thought that he only did it to her during that apartment building case. But the soothing feeling that she had when she woke up and Minami Sei's reaction… She knows Sei enough to know that he wouldn't be like that if it was serious. There's no way that she would forget if she saw a memory. "Why were you messing with my memories?"

He shouldn't have come here to meet her. He could have used someone else to dismiss her from this agency. He came here because he wanted to protect her and see if she could endure it. He was wrong. Now, everything is going wrong. "Miss Nakashima, I haven't done anything to you."

"You are not going to answer me, are you?" Wakana steps closer to him and looks into his turquoise eyes. "Then, should I go to the council and ask for an investigation?"

It's obvious to him that she's offended by the fact that he might have done something to her memories. He could do the same now. Making her forget everything that happened since they met at the station is as easy as the flick of his fingers. But there are other factors -- Minami Sei and Nishimura Soichiro. "Go ahead if that is going to satisfy you. It's a waste of time. You will not find anything."

She grasps his hand and pulls the glove off. The sight makes her gasp in horror. The veins of his right hand are completely black. He puts his hand in the pocket of his coat.

"What are you doing?" Choi Minho makes some distance between them. "If you touch me again, I will…"

Wakana ignores him. She dials Sei's number. After two rings, the call is picked up. "Sei, tell me what happened last night."

Choi Minho exhales. He got caught too fast. 

"So, he came and touched my forehead?" Wakana looks at Choi Minho. "He said that?... Mr Choi was telling me about it. I wanted to confirm whether it's true… There's nothing to worry about… Yes, everything is fine… I will call you later."

After hanging up the call, Wakana turns off her phone and drops it in her purse. She turns around to face Choi Minho. "What is going on, Mr Choi?"

"You were going through awakening last night." He tells her with a rushed voice, "Your other abilities were waking up. I realized that it was dangerous for you and the people around you. So, I suppressed your abilities. It was one of the reasons why I believe that you are not suitable for this job. You are sick, Nakashima Wakana. You are not qualified for this job."

This is not a lie. She could die if her abilities reach the peak. He lets out a sigh. She's not speaking a word to him. 

[I am hurt.]

He purses his lips when he hears her thoughts. Her face is expressionless, hiding all of her emotions. Wakana turns her back to him and starts walking in the opposite direction.

[He's been removing my memories of him.]

He watches her get into the taxi.

[Failed his evaluation… not qualified… he also thinks the same.]

Though he can't feel the emotions of other people like her, he could tell that she is hurt. Choi Minho grabs his hair in frustration. "I shouldn't have been that harsh to her."

Knowing her, she wouldn't leave this job if he hadn't been harsh.