Past ~Memories Leading To Tomorrow~

Chapter 14: Past ~Memories Leading To Tomorrow~ is the fourteenth chapter of the To LOVE-ru Darkness manga.

Summary
Back in the past, a cheerful Yami awakes to Doctor Tearju asking her how she feels. Yami smiles and says she feels great.

In the present, Rito ask Yami if Tearju was her mother. Yami explain him that she is a clone of Doctor Tearju born from one of her cells and that, even in her teens, Tearju was a biotechnological genius that nobody could compare to. But, at that time, she was a newborn and didn't know anything. Back in the past, Tearju would often read books to Yami. On one occasion, Tearju read a story about a girl who had many friends, and Yami asked Tearju if she will have friends someday too. Tearju smiled and said of course she will, and told her to introduce them to her when she did. Yami then states that back in the past, her heart was willed with light and Tearju was like a mother or a big sister.

Meanwhile, Momo goes down the stairs, so concerned with what Rito and Yami are doing, that she couldn't sleep. However Mikan caught her and, not believing her, tries to push Momo back to her room. Momo then stops her and reminds Mikan that Rito and Yami are a boy and a girl in the same bed with their hands stuck together and asks her if she would honestly be surprised if anything happened. Mikan then imagine Yami seducing Rito and Momo tells her that they should go check together.

Back to room, Rito asks where Tearju is now and Yami tells him that she doesn't even know if she is alive or not. Yami then explains that one day she ran around looking for Tearju to give her a present, but was greeted by a couple of shady men who explain Tearju run way after their opinions clashed and convinced Yami that she was a weapon and didn't need friends. Yami then recalls that the group of people pretended to be a respectable organization, but in reality were intent on training Yami to be a super weapon and mass-producing clones of her to create a black-market supplier for the Galactic War. Tearju instead tried to bring her up as human and, because of this, she was driven out. Rito is enraged that because of those people, Yami is the emotionless-assassin that she is today, but Yami asks him to calm down. Yami then tells him that after Gid and the Devilukian Army fought the organization, it was eradicated. Rito then states that if Tearju was always with Yami, that maybe she'd be happier now and Yami thinks that Rito is strange, worrying about her when he is her target. Yami then thinks to herself that she is really the strange one, and wonders why she feels at peace with Rito.

Meanwhile, Mikan and Momo walk down the stairs, but Mikan second guesses if this is right. Mikan says that she feels awkward that not trusting Yami, but Momo states that Rito can unintentionally be very naughty in his sleep (often dreaming of food) and maybe Yami might not be able to resist the ecchi temptation. Mikan ask Momo if she speaks from experience, then states that Yami is strong willed enough to resist. Momo says that if she is sure, then it couldn't hurt to check. But Mikan then stop her grabbing Momo's tail and rub it forcing Momo to cover her mouth from moaning.

Back in the room, Yami backs away from Rito thinking of how she wanted to tell him to hold him, but then states that she's not in the right state of mind. Suddenly, Rito and Yami's hands are separated and Rito jumps up relieved. Yami then asks Rito if he is happy to be separated from him and Rito says that that is the case because are both free. Yami then hits Rito in the head, knocking him out and calls him an idiot. Yami then goes to go to sleep and remembers sleeping in Tearju's arms when she was younger. Yami then grabs Rito's arm and snuggles up to him, saying good night. Elsewhere in the house, Nana mumbles to herself in her dream that Rito is a beast and Lala also dreams about Rito, obviously in a loving manner. Meanwhile Mea talks to her master about trying to hack into Mikado-Sensei's computer, but the security is too tight. Nemesis then tells Mea that if that's the case, they only have one enemy and Mea asks who it is.

The next day at school, Rito yawns, tied from the night before, and states that he, Mikan, and Momo all got a bad night's sleep. Rito then wonders if Yami managed to get to sleep, remembering that she wasn't there in the morning and wonder if, because Yami opened up about her past, she is letting her guard down with him. Lala then comes running up to Rito,and tells him that they are going to have a new assistant homeroom teacher. In 2-A class, the assistant teacher is no other then Doctor Tearju, which shocks Rito greatly, as he realizes who it is.

Character Appearances

 * Tearju Lunatique (person)

Anime
The chapter is adapted in the Episode 10 of To Love-Ru Darkness.