Notes: [LPxRS] Hi~! I'm here with another story~ I hope this one will turn out nice as well~ People wanted different ideas and I had no tie breaker so I used random number generator. So, this idea won ;u; Thank you for all those who read my last one and supported me etc.~ I appreciate it!

I'll be using the rebellion classes (RS, LP, DC, VP, RF, YR etc.). For Rose I will be using CR. For Ain, since there is a discrepancy on which class is in which category, I'll be saying that I'm using ATH~ I'll also say that Add is 21 and Elboy is 18 but you can imagine whatever age you want them to be. Here we go~

Midnight Liquor

Chapter 1: Frustration

"Add, sir, we're cornered!" A voice panicked through a bluetooth that hung on Add's ear.

"Tsk," Add spat as he ran his fingers across his black slick keyboard. He darted his eyes towards many computer screens. "Stay where you are." He scanned the map of the building noting the positions of all the enemies. "Head southwest, I'm disabling all the security!" The many rapid clicks of his keyboard echoed through his room as he brought up many confusing coding sequences.

"Boss we ca- " The voice cut off to static. Add glanced on the map screen. All his men had vanished.

"SHIT!" He screamed as he pounded his fists on the keyboard which crushed the keys. Random letters were displayed on the main computer screen. His cell vibrated. He pressed his Bluetooth, seething with anger.

"We lost them..." A different person than before mumbled.

"I know! I fucking know..." Add sighed. "The problem is that we don't have anyone capable. I'm falling behind! This is so frustrating AAAAAAAAARRGHHH!" Add kicked his small black trash can that sat at the side of his desk. Many black keys and pieces from other crushed keyboards were littered onto the floor.

"B-boss...c-calm down..."

"YOU THINK I CAN CALM DOWN?! DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY MEN WE HAVE LOST SO FAR? DO YOU KNOW HOW STRESSFUL IT IS?! WE ARE ALREADY LOSING REVENUE AND FUNDS! YOU'RE ALL A BUNCH OF USELESS IDIOTS!" Add slammed his fist against his desk.

"W-we're sorry boss..."

Add sighed once more as he placed a hand on his forehead. "...No, I just...leave alone for a while. Take care of things." Add hung up. He arched back on his chair and stared at the ceiling. As of late, he had been unlucky. It wasn't that his plans were filled with flaws but rather he didn't have well abled bodied men to execute them. They often involved strenuous tasks which no one seemed to be able to do. Add bit his lip as he thought. All of the top main organizations had at least one tough person by their side. He didn't. All the applicants that wanted to join his organization were nothing to gawk at. "...Tch, guess I have to go out scouting." Add got up, kicked his chair, and flopped on his bed steaming from his failure. He glanced at a bottle of wine on his bed side table. After a moment of thought, he decided against drinking it to avoid a hangover tomorrow while he went searching. Will he even find what he needed?

-/

The sun today was pleasant and warm. Add stretched his arms and placed them back in his pockets. He strolled the gray stone cobble streets on a look out for a potential recruit. Open market stands lined the sides and many people rushed around shopping. The mistake of yesterday still lingered in his mind. As he was dazing about it, he felt someone bump into him. Add's hand latched onto the culprit's wrist quick from reflex. Add snapped out of his thoughts to see who was trying to pickpocket him.

"Why hello sir! What a nice day it is, yeah?" The thief chided. It was a young man with a lovely shade of ruby red hair. However, he was quite dirty. If it weren't for the sun, the messiness and filthiness of his hair would have been noticed. Dirt and dark patches of dust splotched his face and clothes which were ugly and in tatters. There was a faint smell of ash and must on him. Add stared into the man's eyes through his sunglasses. In them he could see a burning fiery red passion with something mysterious hidden underneath.

'This is it...this is the one!' Add thought. He could just tell. This man knew what he was doing. The man winced as Add's grip became tighter. Add began to drag him away from the street.

"Woah, woah! Where are you taking me?! Help! Kidna- " The man was cut off from Add's other hand over his mouth as he brought him close to him. Add then thrusted him into a dark alley and forced him against the stone wall. He trapped him between both of his arms and stared at him with intent eyes. "Okay, I'm sorry! I won't do it again, just let me pass, yeah?"

"Work for me," Add stated.

"I'm sorry...what?" The man looked around for any openings to escape.

"I'll give you anything you want, just work for me." Add didn't want to let this man go. He was disparate, one of a kind, and he needed him.

The man stared at him for a moment and bit his lip. He then sighed. "...Look...I'm not interested."

"I could give you food, a home, new clothes. Anything! Just name it! I need you! I'm desperate!"

A flicker of surprise dashed across the man's face but it disappeared as fast as it came. "No, I don't want to." He pushed Add back. "...I'm fine on my own. I'm not interested in...your line of work."

This astounded Add. How could this random person know what he did?

"What? Surprised? Everyone down in the dark knows who you are. You're one of the five "Magistris in Peccatum." It ain't a secret here." The man walked passed Add and waved without looking back.

"Wait! At least let me know your name for now."

"For now?! I told you I ain't gonna work for you!" The man turned back to look at Add. He felt a little guilty after seeing Add's face fall. "...I'll tell you my name but that's it." A light breeze swayed the man's hair. "...I'm Elsword."

That moment felt almost like a magical miracle. It felt as if Add was hearing the name of his savior. It felt as if everything was going to change. Little did Add know that he was heading straight through into a violent storm.

Add watched as Elsword walked away and disappeared into the sunlight of the street.

"I'm definitely going to get him," Add said as he turned and walked deeper into the dark alleyway.