Title: Waiting To Disappear

Rating: T- but may change to M

Summary: Ritsuka leaves a last message to Soubi.

Note: I've only watched the first eight episodes and my internet netzero is taking forever to download the ninth. I just wanted to try a hand at writing fanfics on another anime, so please. If you have time, do give me a review? Thank you very much.

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Soubi...love me.

Ritsuka smiled happily at himself. 'It's finished.' he thought. Leaning his black head against the window, he stared straight up at the sky, phone in hand, open and waiting. Waiting for Soubi to answer. That's what he'd wanted right? Ritsuka's love.

My love.

If only Soubi would answer in time, then maybe Ritsuka won't have to leave. He wouldn't have to be forgotten. But that was the question, where is Soubi?

'Knowing him, he's probably off fighting on his own...again.' Gently the small boy shook his head in disagreement. No, she'd promise him they would leave Soubi alone.

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Oh he had been surprised when Yamato showed up at his door. The sacrifice of the second pair of Zeroes. She'd been alone, smiles and all standing before his house's door with a sweet wave and asking, "Can I talk to you...Loveless?"

He'd wanted to say that he wasn't loveless. He was Ritsuka, but no one knew Ritsuka in this world. The world where Sentouki and Sacrifice existed only for each other. Like Kinka and Ginka way back. He could tell from Soubi's side that they were two of the same coin. They fight together. Unlike his and Soubi's case.

"Loveless?" Yamato inquired. She toed off her shoes at the entrance way, stepped up in the house and followed the silent Sacrifice up to his room. When the door was shut, he turned to her with that sharp look of his that was quite cute..."You are Soubi's type. Loveless."

"Stop calling me that!" Ritsuka calmed. Backing himself to his desk, he took his phone up with caution and hid it in his sleeve. Just in case.

"Okay. I'll make this fast. Nagisa sensei sent us. Sacrifice and Sentouki. Zero. Sakagami and I."

Ritsuka reddened in embarrassment. He wished he could describe himself the same way.

Taking a seat on his bed, she bounced and grinned, "I know what you've been thinking." Ritsuka flinched, "You're wondering, why is Soubi keeping secrets?" she bounced again and this time swung her legs freely on the side of the bed, "The answer is because he's a liar. He is isn't he? Always telling you he likes you and then leaving you on your own."

"That's-"

But she interrupted him, "He lies." She stopped mid short to answer the buzzing sound in her bag. Taking her cell phone, she smiled at him sweetly, a true sweet smile with sparkling eyes and kindness, saying, "Ne- Ritsuka, aren't you tired of being lied to already?"

Ritsuka recoiled. That's...that's not the case. Soubi and I...he does it to protect me.

"He lies to protect himself, let's get that straight. Sentoukis are not allowed to lie to their masters, but then again, they're not allowed two masters either." She stood head to head with him, her green eyes piercing right through his. It seemed like she could read everything he thought, "Everyone's been lying to you haven't they? Your mother, maybe your friends...Soubi. They all lie by wanting something from you. Manipulating you. Even that Therapy woman you like to chat with."

"Stop it!" he yelled, throwing an arm in front of himself as to throw her away.

"You're afraid to be forgotten."

His breath hitched.

"Come with us to Septimal Moon." she finally said, "There you won't be forgotten. You'll be of the best. And when you finally are, they will tell you how Seimei's death came to be and why."

At that Ritsuka had forgotten all about the phone in his sleeve. She'd hit a chord in him, very rarely he got angry to anyone, not even to his abusive mother. But she...how dare this...this Sacrifice!

"I'm not going! Soubi and I decide-"

But her voice rose higher, "It's time to stop dreaming and mulling over him!" again she was cut short by the buzz of her phone in hand. Another text message and she made Loveless wait a second to read it, then after smiling and putting it away and slinging her bag over her shoulder. She was finally going.

"Come to Septimal Moon with Sakagami and I. You'll save yourself and two other zeroes. Our creator would be most please and will take those two losers back for sure."

When Ritsuka didn't respond, she gave him a nod and stared at his slightly saddened expression.

Then before she left, she hit Loveless' most fragile part.

"We haven't hurt him since, so if you want to know how much you mean to Soubi, call him." She started for the door, "He did say he was always going to answer...but since we already know he doesn't like to answer his phone, why don't you message him something very important? If he really loves you, he'll answer no matter what. And-

That is the only way to know if you really exist."

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And here he was. Telling Soubi, not mattering if the man thought it a command or not, to love him. That was the most important thing to Soubi, right?

Soubi, love me.

Make me think that I matter in the world. That I'm not disappearing. That someone cares. Ritsuka blinked his eyes open at his blank screen. He smiled and again pulled up the messaging screen and thought, Third time's the charm.' And again he text, Soubi, love me. And waited for the rest of the night, crying on his bed when his message box remained blank.

Soubi wasn't answering.

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When Ritsuka awoke, he didn't bother to check his cell phone. If there had been a message, he would have awoken in the middle of the night from the ringing. He had been sure to keep all four of his ears open for that single sound. But nothing had interrupted his slumber as he'd hoped.

He padded his way to the bathroom, washed his face and changed into his clothes. Afterwards, he went to his closet and took a knapsack and started putting his most favorite clothes inside. When he was done, he took up his phone and kissed the keys where Soubi had once touched them. Then he made his bed, headed downstairs and out the door.

As he'd expected, and true to her words, Yamato was sitting outside in her same clothes from the night before, this time her Sentouki, Sakagami, was with her, waking her up upon the sight of the approaching Ritsuka.

When the two girls have straightened themselves up, they grinned at him and led the way- away.

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Note: Please tell me how it was! Continuation is very much dependent on your opinion.