Unlikely
By SMYGO4EVA

Both Ryuu-oh and Yuzuriha were fighters, demon hunters who fought to keep the peace between what was good and what was evil, and by their sides were hunters of the highest caliber, Souma and Kusanagi, both whom they admired and respected. Yet they both wanted something that seemed to be out of their grasp, something that didn't seem right in the positions that they had at the moment.

Ryuu-oh, like any other hot-headed teenage boy, had his ambitions – he wanted to become a stronger fighter, and eventually be able to fight demons without anyone's help, especially Souma's. While he did appreciate her seemingly imperishable patience and loyalty, he didn't want to be a burden to her the rest of his days. But, with that took time, and it was time that he didn't have – or at least, time he didn't think he had. He wanted to get started as soon as he could, and would do whatever it took in order to become a better fighter.

Yuzuriha was a little different. She actually liked learning from Kusanagi at a fairly easy pace – she didn't usually like being rushed, but with the training that she had received from Kusanagi, she had learned a lot about adapting to different situations and surroundings. With that came the true value of patience and understanding. She learned about using all of her abilities to her advantage, and even found some abilities that she didn't even know she had, such as her quick reflexes and her ability to fight even with wounds stinging her skin.

They thought they could win; they could actually part from their entrusted partners and go their separate ways, and if all was fair, they would meet again someday. Both Ryuuoh and Yuzuriha thought they would be okay with just playing the game to further their own strengths, their own fighting skills, and to prove their self-worth without Souma or Kusanagi to guide them. They thought they would show how they would become each other's better half even if they were already tied to their current partners. Even if they were just in a game or a real threat, they thought they would try and try again to become the best fighter there was.

But that was all an illusion, just wishful thinking that they would just leave what they both had and just walk away from what they worked so hard on, what they had done to make more of themselves. Upon realizing this fact, Ryuuoh and Yuzuriha saw now that it would be highly unlikely to just wander in the cruel world on their own.